by Alice Stephens
“If mangoes, arranged marriages, and terrorists will make my stories mainstream for big publishing, then, well, we’re at an impasse.” Continue reading
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Aussie Authoresses: Michelle de Kretser On Shirley Hazzard
by Martha Anne Toll
“I know almost nothing about literary scenes anywhere. The greater part of my days are spent alone in a room.” Continue reading
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The Work of Love: A Conversation with Kristin Kovacic
by Nancy Koerbel
“The engine of an essay is doubt. The engine of an essay is doubt and self-reflection and humility, and once you get in that territory I think women are better at it.” Continue reading
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GO FIGURE: Intersections with Poet Alice Major
By Susan Sechrist
“…numbers have this interesting quality—they are abstractions, used for a fairly narrow purpose: to signify quantities. But they’re also words, patterns of sound. And words make linkages all through our brains. That capacity for making long-distance connections is at the heart of metaphor.” Continue reading
FIVE in BLOOM: Upcoming Reads
by Mollie Weisenfeld
A new crop of Bloomers for your new year reading lists… Continue reading
Literary Excavation: Jeffrey Colvin’s Story of Lost Black Communities
by Andy Shi
“I believe remembrance is a preoccupation of the living. We find comfort in good memories, wrestle with memories that bring hurt or confusion, and suppress or cast-off memories that are too painful to continue to carry.” Continue reading
Cleaning House with Jen Beagin
by Lisa Peet
“I was somewhat well-read, well-spoken, and well-dressed. In other words, I looked like my clients, and was able to bullshit with them about the art on their walls and the books on their shelves. I wasn’t completely invisible, even when I wanted to be.” Continue reading
