Lisa Grunwald | The PEN Ten Interview
I was looking for a time in American life when things seemed as passionately divided as they do now. More
Yaël Eisenstat | An Interview on Disinformation, Friction, and Election Integrity
"One of my concerns is how journalists can continue to do this work without inadvertently casting even more doubt on the information landscape." More
Prudence Peiffer Interview
Prudence Peiffer talks about The Slip, the community at the heart of her award-winning book, and her writing and research process. More
New Book Examines Why Reading Matters in America’s Prisons and How Ordinary Citizens Can Make a Difference
The book is a collection of inspiring stories from the prison book movement and a guide for people who want to swell its ranks. More
Michael Arceneaux | The PEN Ten Interview
I’m very clear about what I want to say and how I want to say it when I try to sell a book. You either believe in it or… More
Deborah Jackson Taffa | The PEN Ten Interview
I could only share my family’s trauma if I told it in context, reminding readers that my elders struggled, not because of a moral failure on their part, but… More
Kevin Huizenga | The PEN Ten Interview
I like to be productive, and sometimes being productive means taking an idea you thought up in a previous story, and expanding on it, or turning it around to… More
Remica Bingham-Risher | The PEN Ten Interview
Some of the breakthrough moments came when I decided I would be reckoning not only with my ancestress’s trauma, but also their joy, and how they raised us to… More
The “Swirl of Ideas” that Propels Author Jennifer Egan As She Puts Pen to Paper (Literally)
An occasional blog about the writing process and how writers approach their work. By Suzanne Trimel “Writing improv” is the way author Jennifer Egan describes how she starts a novel. Egan says:… More
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