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Emma Burger 12/12/23 Emma Burger 12/12/23 Ghassan Zeineddine: On Representation Without Appropriation, Finding Community in Arab America, the Pressure to Pursue “Safe” Careers, and His Debut Story Collection ‘Dearborn’ Read More
M.D. McInyre 12/7/23 M.D. McInyre 12/7/23 Kristine Langley Mahler: On Incorporating Divination Into Writing, the Appeal of Small Books, Toggling Between Parenting & Writing, and Her Essay Collection ‘A Calendar Is a Snakeskin’ Read More
Kim Narby 12/5/23 Kim Narby 12/5/23 Gabrielle Korn: On First Pages, Queer Stories Becoming Less Niche, Literary Agents, and Her Debut Novel ‘Yours for the Taking’ Read More
Brittany Ackerman 11/28/23 Brittany Ackerman 11/28/23 Lauren Nossett: On the Throes of Plot Twists, the Genre Debate, Dolly Parton as Inspiration, and Her New Novel ‘The Professor’ Read More
Ashley Rubell 11/16/23 Ashley Rubell 11/16/23 Marisa Crawford: On Intuitive Writing, the Sexism of Personal Narrative, Pushing the Boundaries of Genre and Her New Poetry Collection, ‘Diary’ Read More
Brittany Ackerman 11/14/23 Brittany Ackerman 11/14/23 E.J. Koh: On Transcendental Art, What Writers Seek from Workshop, How We Keep Hope Alive, and Her Debut Novel ‘The Liberators’ Read More
Emma Burger 11/9/23 Emma Burger 11/9/23 Lexi Kent-Monning: On Death, Mothering, and Her Debut Novel “The Burden of Joy” Read More
Lily Blackburn 11/7/23 Lily Blackburn 11/7/23 Jennifer Robin: On Other Worlds, Being A Conduit, and Writing As Much As Possible Before The Apocalypse Read More
