“My slippery grasp of ‘standard’ English has opened the door to a greater willingness to bend and play with it”: Jessica Levine sits down with Anjali Mitter Duva to talk about writing Europe, being multilingual, and her new novel, Nothing Forgotten, out now from She Writes Press.
“Writing for me is about taking responsibility for the past while shining some light on our mutual humanity”: Elaine Neil Orr sits down with Roy Hoffman to talk the connections between West Africa and the American South, writing race, and her new novel, Swimming Between Worlds, out now from Berkley.
“My characters find ways to go on, even if they wind up in more trouble. They’re like plants that seek the light even if they have to twist themselves out of shape to find it:” Mary Ann McGuigan sits down with Jolene McIlwain to discuss the lines between stories and novels and YA and adult fiction, as well as Pieces, out from Bottom Dog Press.
“Write that thing that is gnawing at your brain, exorcise that demon, and it will glow on the paper”: Michael A. Ferro, Frank Morelli, and R.J. Fox sit down to chat about rejection and success, the writing community, and their new and forthcoming books.
“The fun part of writing for me is the inspiration and initial outpouring; the painful part is spending five hours paring away 250 words. It’s like sticking pins in my eyes”: Kim Magowan answers Michelle Ross’s questions about her path to fiction, her writing process, and Undoing, her debut collection, out next week from Moon City Press.
“Yarbrough asks, what does it take to care again? At rock bottom, what makes a person look forward and up?”: Mari Carlson on Steve Yarbrough’s new novel, The Unmade World, out now from Unbridled Books.
“I love how the act of writing a novel teaches you what’s actually important about it”: Michael Shou-Yung Shum chats with Jamie Yourdon about his debut novel, Queen of Spades, out now from Forest Avenue Press.
“Food is a central character in this book because food fulfills a central role in our lives”: Mandy Mikulencak chats with Kate Lemery about historical fiction, getting published, and The Last Suppers, her new book out now from Kensington’s John Scognamiglio imprint.
“Any idea was worth at least playing around with before making a final decision”: Landis Blair chats with Jenn Solheim about illustrating The Hunting Accident, a graphic novel by David L. Carlson, out now from First Second Books.
“Clarity, energy, and humor are indeed part of this dark novel. But hope? Yes, it’s there, too”: Ellen Prentiss Campbell on Nathan Englander’s latest novel, Dinner at the Center of the Earth.
