Don’t Write Alone
I Couldn’t Stop Updating My Memoir
Writing a memoir is a process of curation. But I kept wanting mine to reflect my up-to-the-moment present.
Get Thee to a Writing Residency
Residency programs offer dedicated time and space to help you level up your writing. Here’s how to apply.
Grieving My Father—And My Book—By Building a Dollhouse
My book haunted me, as did Lizzie Borden. I thought by making something with my hands, I could transform that fear into care.
To All the Readers Who Taught Us to Love Books
For Valentine’s Day, some members of the Catapult staff thank the people who encouraged their love of books and reading.
I Couldn’t Write, So I Baked Cookies Instead
Writing had become my career goal, and everything else had bent in service to it.
Every Coming-of-Age Story Is a Story About Hunger
Hannah Kingsley-Ma interviews Sanaë Lemoine, author of ‘The Margot Affair,’ on cooking, recipe development, and using food to build plot and character.
The Poetry of Comics: A Conversation with Collage Artist Mita Mahato
“Comics made the confusion and desperation feel contained. By ‘contained’ I don’t mean controlled—more the feeling of ‘I can deal with this piece of my grief, explore it, turn it around, and add context to it.’”
‘The Artist’s Way’ is Better Than My Way
Is my singular definition of myself as a novelist useful to me?
Publishers Brunch Believes Book Memes Can Bring Us Together
In an interview with Catapult magazine, Publishers Brunch shares how Instagram memes foster a sense of community in the publishing industry.
The Anxiety of Exclamation Points
My exclamation points are part of a decades-long project to be as truthful as possible to my lived experience as a child of immigrants.
