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A writer of fiction and nonfiction forgets her laptop on a mini writing retreat and discovers new and productive paths through creativity without the constant pull of technology.
A study in iScience found a 43 percent drop over the last twenty years in the number of Americans who report reading for pleasure daily.
The author of Bright Fear (Faber & Faber, 2023) and Flèche(Faber & Faber, 2019) reflects on how queer traces in literature can open doorways of possibility.
The author of no swaddle (University of Iowa Press, 2025) considers the legacies and influences of authors engaged in similar forms and topics.
“I try to write every day, whether that’s generating new words or taking a walk to think about a revision problem.” —E. Y. Zhao, author of Underspin
Writing a book is a daunting challenge—but the texts we know and love can help. A nonfiction writer describes how a methodically organized spreadsheet of favorite quotes aided her journey from proposal to finished memoir.
“I have found writing to be like channeling.” —Elizabeth Scanlon, author of Whosoever Whole
“I had to focus on readers who were moved by the same things I was.” —Ananda Lima, author of Craft: Stories I Wrote for the Devil
“I didn’t set out to write exactly this book.” —Lillian-Yvonne Bertram, author of Negative Money
“I had to not only transform into different people and places, but to also find myself within both of those.” —Victor LaValle, author of Lone Women
