The Urgency of Knowing: A Profile of Julie Otsuka
In her second novel, Julie Otsuka returns to the chapter in Japanese American history that captured the attention of so many fans of her debut: the relocation camps of World War II.
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Living Room: A Profile of Sam Savage
Sam Savage wrote for decades and eventually gave up completely before his debut novel was published when he was sixty-five. Now he's an international best-selling author with a third novel, Glass, published by Coffee House Press, and one simple message for all of us: Art can save you.
The Literature of 9/11
A decade after the attacks, American poets and fiction writers still grapple with their unique role in understanding and responding to what happened, even as the real-life narrative of 9/11 continues to unfold.
An Interview with Es'Kia Mphahlele
Although Es'Kia Mphahlele is known as an elder statesman of black South African literature, there was a time when he lived in exile and his works were banned.
Conversations in Cyberspace: The Writer's Place on the Information Superhighway
How to get connected on a computer network and communicate with other writers, learn about publication opportunities, read electronic book, and start an online journal.
Another Writer's Life
An author remembers the tales her father told of his friend Vincent, a sailor who left behind a hard life and a carton of unpublished stories.
One Writer's View: Against Multiple Submissions
A novelist finds serious problems with sending work to several editors at once.
The National Writers' Workshop: Spring Training for Writers
In eight U.S. cities during April, thousands of nonfiction writers converge to discover how to tell stories creatively.
First Fiction 2011
For our eleventh annual roundup of the summer's best debut fiction, we asked five established authors—Steve Almond, Arthur Phillips, Hannah Tinti, Rigoberto González, and Kate Bernheimer—to introduce this year’s group of talented debut authors: William Giraldi, Eleanor Henderson, Seth Fried, Daniel Orozco, and Vanessa Veselka.
A River, a Writer, and Her Gun: A Profile of Bonnie Jo Campbell
In her new novel, Once Upon a River, National Book Award finalist Bonnie Jo Campbell follows her rough-and-ready heroine, a kind of modern-day Annie Oakley, on a river odyssey through rural Michigan.
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