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Jess Walter discusses reimagining the Western; J. Nicole Jones recommends Maryse Condé’s I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem; Marlon James talks speculative fiction; and other stories.
Valuable lessons about characterization, the fundamental core of storytelling, can be found in the panels of superhero comics.
Novelist Lynn Steger Strong reflects on motherhood in the pandemic; Kishani Widyaratna to serve as editorial director of the Fourth Estate; Barnes & Noble and former CEO Demos Parneros cease litigation; and other stories.
The New York Times reports on the Strand Bookstore’s call for help; Hilary Mantel reflects on the writing life; poet Diane di Prima has died at age eighty-six; and other stories.
“I am never without pen and paper.” —Erica Hunt, author of Jump the Clock
Black Lives Matter cofounder Alicia Garza discusses her new book; Angie Cruz celebrates the multiplicity of immigrant stories; Susie Yang charts her transition from tech to creative writing; and other stories.
The awards buzz for Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart; Vivian Gibson talks being a lifelong writer; translator David Boyd reflects on Hiroko Oyamada’s unique writing style; and other stories.
Natalie Shapero’s Popular Longing, forthcoming from Copper Canyon Press on February 16, 2021.
Publishing veteran Molly Stern has founded her own independent press; Kaitlyn Greenidge writes against the cultural obsession with firsts; editors recover ghost stories by women writers of the past; and other stories.
Tyree Daye recalls finding his poetic tradition; Tamara Payne reflects on completing her late father’s biography of Malcolm X; Donna Hemans traces how family history informs her fiction; and other stories.
