Finding the Centers
A profile of mathematician and fiction writer Manil Suri who discusses his novel The Age of Shiva.
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The Moment of Origin: A Profile of Susan Choi
A profile of novelist Susan Choi who discusses her book A Person of Interest.
The Path of Creation: A Profile of Afaa Michael Weaver
With the release of The Plum Flower Dance, poet Afaa Michael Weaver offers a new perspective on twenty years of writing.
The Sadness They Carry On Their Backs: A Profile of Benjamin Percy
The stories in Benjamin Percy's second book, Refresh, Refresh, explore what the author calls "the burden of masculinity."
Questions With Answers and Questions Without: A Profile of Alan Lightman
For physicist-turned-novelist Alan Lightman, whose Ghost has just been published, life is one question after another.
Skywriter: A Profile of Ron Carlson
For the past thirty years, the release of a new book by Ron Carlson meant only one thing: more award-winning stories. But with Five Skies, Carlson returns to the novel form.
A Novelist's Inner Poet: A Profile of Carol Muske-Dukes
Poet and fiction writer Carol Muske-Dukes discusses her third novel, Channeling Mark Twain.
Little Miracles: A Profile of Lydia Davis
Despite her penchant for literary experimentation, Lydia Davis has chosen the old-fashioned label "stories" for all of her collections, including her latest, Varieties of Disturbance.
Big Six: An Inside Look at the Largest Publishers of Literary Books in the United States
As companies merge and editors move from one house to the next, book publishing continues to be a big business in constant flux. To help creative writers keep track of who's publishing what, we take a look at the six largest publishers of literary books in the United States—Random House, Penguin Group, HarperCollins Publishing, Simon & Schuster, Hachette Book Group, and Holtzbrink Publishers—as well as the imprints, key payers, and major titles that have established their reputations.
New Frontiers in Fiction: A Profile of Helena María Viramontes
In her new novel, Their Dogs Came With Them, Helena María Viramontes writes about the Chicano community in East Los Angeles during the '60s, a tumultuous time for the entire nation, but especially for the neighborhood of her youth.
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