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“The novel is the lab that has studied jealousy in every possible configuration.” In this TED Talk, literary critic Parul Sehgal discusses how jealousy has influenced fiction throughout history. Sehgal is featured in Reviewers & Critics in the May/June 2017 issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.
Lesley Nneka Arimah reads “War Stories” from her debut story collection, What It Means When a Man Falls From the Sky (Riverhead, 2017), which is featured in Page One in the May/June issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.
Finalists announced for the 2017 Best Translated Book Awards; a classics scholar and his father recreate the journey of Odysseus; typos in literature; and other news.
For many species of animals, spring is not only a time of birth and renewal, but also a time of migration. Write a story in which a character witnesses a strange animal migration. Perhaps your character is also in transition—moving towards or away from someone or something. How does this experience affect the story’s plot? For inspiration, read and watch videos about unusual animal migrations in Smithsonian Magazine.
Donald Trump plugs a stunt book with blank pages; Patricia Lockwood as poet and Twitter maven; Lena Dunham talks books; and other news.
“I looked down and saw the man stop against the wall, like he was trying to get the strength to breathe.” Mary Gaitskill reads from her novel The Mare (Pantheon Books, 2015) at the 2015 New York State Summer Writers Institute. Her first essay collection, Somebody With a Little Hammer (Pantheon Books, 2017), is featured in Page One in the May/June 2017 issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.
Kathryn Schulz chronicles literature’s obsession with the Arctic; the case for hate-reading; an anesthesiologist’s take on poetry; and other news.
In this video, Challis Popkey speaks with author Sarah Gerard about her novel, Binary Star (Two Dollar Radio, 2015), and her first essay collection, Sunshine State (Harper Perennial, 2017). Gerard’s debut essay collection is featured in Page One of the May/June 2017 issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.
Nepali author Samrat Upadhyay discusses his writing process, exile literature, and his new story collection, Mad Country.
“Stories are pretty much just confined not really to objective truth, but to points of view.” Joshua Ferris discusses his views on storytelling, narrative, and characterization at a party thrown by Sheepscot Creative. Ferris’s debut story collection, The Dinner Party (Little, Brown, 2017), is featured in Page One in the May/June issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.
