“I have learned that it isn’t wise to wait for inspiration; inspiration will meet me at my desk.” —Oyinkan Braithwaite

“I love getting into the nitty-gritty of a novel, right down to the sentence and the word level.” —Claire Fuller, author of Bitter Orange 

“I’m for an industry-wide ban on the blurb.” —Patrick DeWitt, author of French Exit

A fiction writer discusses five journals that published stories from his debut collection, Friday Black.

“I’m still amazed by the decisions that get made that can make or break a book before it even hits the shelves.” —Lee Martin, author of the story collection The Mutual UFO Network, published today by Dzanc Books

“There’s no such thing as writer’s block.” —Akil Kumarasamy, author of the debut story collection Half Gods, published today by FSG.

New York City–based independent press Four Way Books celebrates twenty-five years.

The novelist talks about his first essay collection, How to Write An Autobiographical Novel; how to keep working during bouts of self-doubt; and more.

The vice president and editorial director of Riverhead Books on the art of editing.

The editor of Black Renaissance Noire on the importance of publishing new and emerging writers.