by Nancy Koerbel
“that was Patty’s kind of thing, the ordinarily beautiful, and she cooed over all that—she had a way of expressing delight that was genuine and infectious.” Continue reading
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Trusting the “I”: Nancy Mitchell on Adjacent Lives, Personae & Final Truths
by Annie Kim
“Every voice in The Out-of-Body Shop is I, even if the story, the body, isn’t.” Continue reading
“Closest to Raw Reality”: Gary Pedler on Memoir, Novel Writing, and a Lifetime of Journals
“I was aware that I was writing about myself as a gay man, while at the same time I knew this wasn’t a ‘gay travel book,’ whatever that might be.” Continue reading
Author Features / Authors / Debut Authors / Features / Fiction / Interviews
“One of My Joys is Compression”: Q&A with Devi S. Laskar
by Shoba Viswanathan
“You should write about what you don’t know about what you know. So yes I gave my Mother character a few of my things, as a place to start. I needed to start from a place of familiarity to explore the unknown. ”
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Discovery Channels: James Mustich, A Common Reader, and 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die
by Lisa Peet
“There’s something about the physical presence of the book, and the power of agency of your own attention. It’s a very personal experience.” Continue reading
Author Features / Features / Fiction / Interviews / Poetry / Translations
A State of Dreaming: Q&A with Jasmin Darznik
by Shoba Viswanathan
” Much of the time it has to do with getting out of my own way. Somehow you have to be fiendishly devoted to your work yet untroubled by how it will be received, or whether it will be received at all.”
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The Personal is Political: Karyn Kloumann, Nauset Press, and Fierce
by Lisa Peet
“It is also a process where you learn something about yourself and make sense of the current events manifesting around you as part of a larger cycle of life. I also believe it makes a more engaging read…if there is a personal voice as well.” Continue reading
