Don’t Write Alone
A Conversation with ‘Best Debut Short Stories 2021’ Author Stanley Patrick Stocker
“Good things happen when you keep at it.”
“Through writing this book, I’ve come to decide that I’m no longer a foreigner in this land”: A Conversation with Ye Chun
“Although my main characters find themselves in difficult circumstances, they are not passive. They resist, confront, and sometimes arrive at moments of transcendence.”
Where Chloe Angyal Writes
The hotel front desk bell was a gift from my fiancé, who gave it to me to ring every time I hit my daily word count goal for my first book.
What We’ll Remember: An Interview with Debut Author Kristina Gorcheva-Newberry
“My stories often start with a feeling that unspools somewhere deep inside.”
A Conversation with ‘Best Debut Short Stories 2021’ Author Mackenzie McGee
“Speculative fiction at its best is outlandish at first glance, but ends up feeling immediate. That challenge is often what gets me writing—I want to take an absurd premise and see how deep it can go.”
“My sensibility as a writer is to give space for introspection”: A Conversation with Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi
“The boundaries of my identity shift depending on which language I speak and operate in.”
Setting Boundaries is the First Step to Becoming a “Real Writer”
I wanted to be a writer, and I thought my work-life balance was the price I had to pay. I couldn’t have been more wrong.
Are Virtual Book Events Here to Stay?
Book tours and author events are a fixture of bookselling.
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Bookseller Spotlight: Shirikiana Aina Gerima of Sankofa Video, Books & Café
The Washington, D.C. bookstore “represents the generation of people who kept Black publishing and Black voices alive while they were under attack.”
A Conversation with ‘Best Debut Short Stories 2021’ Author Pardeep Toor
“Like any career, task, or pursuit, writing is laborious. You have to show up to work every day. Often you have a bad or uninspiring day at work and that’s fine because you get to work again tomorrow.”