by Susan Sechrist
“I was interested in exploring how one’s relationship with Judaism can change over time; what’s viewed as a burden can become an asset or even a longing.” Continue reading
Tag Archives: Jhumpa Lahiri
Q&A With Lynn Sloan
Sometimes I become frustrated with writing, when I know a photograph would communicate in an instant what I want to express, while prose will take five thousand words, and those five thousand words won’t come close. But then words, one after another after another, can expose layers that no photograph can reveal. Continue reading
Very Like a Dog: David Wroblewski and The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
by Jill Kronstadt
Wroblewski has described The Story of Edgar Sawtelle as a romance between a boy and his dog, as much Romeo and Juliet as it is Hamlet. Continue reading
BEST OF BLOOM: Q&A With Nina Schuyler
by Terry Hong
“That stepping outside of who you are—there are definite ways to do so. If you have the passion, please do.” Continue reading
Q&A with A.X. Ahmad
My writing is deeply formed by my experience as an architect in two ways. Firstly, my many years as an architect taught me to sustain a long creative process. Designing a building takes many tries—it is an iterative, grueling process. Architects try different design approaches, fail, and often go “back to the drawing board.” And secondly, I gained a real understanding of structure, which is useful when plotting an intricate suspense novel. Continue reading
Q&A With Nina Schuyler
“That stepping outside of who you are—there are definite ways to do so. If you have the passion, please do.” Continue reading
BLOOMERS AT LARGE: “Fiction at Its Most Novel”
by Vicraj Gill
At the LA Review of Books, Eric Obenauf . . . argues that future judges of literary awards should be more diverse with their choices, branching out beyond those titles published and venerated by mainstream venues. Continue reading
