In our annual Independent Publishing Issue, six editors share their stories of starting, sustaining, and stopping a small-press publishing project; Joshua Mohr talks with Pulitzer Prize winner Anthony Doerr about his new novel, Cloud Cuckoo Land; poets Marci Calabretta Cancio-Bello, Ansley Moon, and Tiana Nobile revise the narrative of transracial, transnational adoption; Victoria Chang offers insight into creative struggle, stretching, and asking for help; and we present our sixth annual 5 Over 50 roundup of debut authors; plus tips on crafting a nonfiction book proposal, agent advice, writing prompts, contest listings, and much more.