by Lisa Peet
Books had always been a language my mother and I shared when she was well . . . And yet—once I was alone in her apartment with a stack of boxes, tasked with this move, and her books were all mine to do with as I liked, I knew one thing right away: I didn’t want them. Continue reading
by Yvonne Conza
“By the time I wrote COW, I was old enough to see my own practice, my own creative vision and process. I had something like a “now or never” moment. There simply weren’t any reasons left to hold back. The desire to tell outweighed the fear of telling.” Continue reading
by Terry Hong
“My politics have definitely been affected by being an immigrant and working closely with more recent immigrants and their families.” Continue reading
by Martha Anne Toll
“I wanted to include September 11th, I wanted the Cuban parallels. I didn’t want the reader to think it was a story that happened years ago, one we were not responsible for today. Yes, we are all responsible.” Continue reading
by George Lubitz
We are delighted to distill this year’s Best Ofs into our very own Best Of—bloomer-related of course. Continue reading
By Robin Black & Natalie Serber
“In all of our work we reveal ourselves, whether in the dream of fiction, as you say, or in the exploration of life events through memoir or essay. My approach to the writing is always the same, tell the truest thing, whether it happened or not.” Continue reading
“There’s a parallel between the time my novel takes place and today, just as there is a parallel between Roosevelt and Obama. And if you want to be reassured, it’s reassuring to remember we have often endured a high level of uncivilized discourse and vitriol — Yes! We have!” Continue reading
