Poets & Writers Theater
Every day we share a new clip of interest to creative writers—author readings, book trailers, publishing panels, craft talks, and more. So grab some popcorn, filter the theater tags by keyword or genre, and explore our sizable archive of literary videos.
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Watch the trailer for The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat, a film adaptation of the 2013 best-selling novel of the same name by Edward Kelsey Moore. Directed by Tina Mabry, and starring Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Sanaa Lathan, and Uzo Aduba, the film follows three lifelong best friends through life’s challenges and joys over four decades.
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“I’m very interested in taking away a lot of the traditional furniture of a novel and making it a shorter experience and a more intense experience.” In this Politics and Prose Bookstore event, Kevin Barry reads from his new novel, The Heart in Winter (Doubleday, 2024), and talks about Irish labor history, his time spent with Irish communities in Montana, and his experiences writing in different forms.
Tags: Fiction | Kevin Barry | The Heart in Winter | Doubleday | Politics and Prose Bookstore | novel | short story | reading | screenwriting | playwriting | 2024 -
In this New York Public Library event, comic book writers and artists Amy Chu, Arielle Jovellanos, Soo Lee, and Amy Reeder talk about character development and the diverse and influential roles women play in shaping the world of comics at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library in New York.
Tags: Fiction | Amy Chu | Arielle Jovellanos | Soo Lee | Amy Reeder | New York Public Library | discussion | comic books | illustration | graphic novel | writing process | 2024 -
In this CBS Sunday Morning video, Washington Post book critic Ron Charles recommends books for the summer, including the novels Godwin by Joseph O’Neill (Pantheon, 2024), Same as It Ever Was (Doubleday, 2024) by Claire Lombardo, and Bear (Hogarth, 2024) by Julia Phillips, who is profiled in the July/August issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.
Tags: Fiction | CBS Sunday Morning | Ron Charles | Washington Post | book report | summer reading | Godwin | Joseph O'Neill | Same as It Ever Was | Claire Lombardo | Bear | Julia Phillips | July/August 2024 -
Watch the Apple TV+ trailer for Lady in the Lake, a film adaptation of the 2019 novel of the same name by Laura Lipmann, directed by Alma Har’el and starring Natalie Portman and Moses Ingram. The thriller mystery takes place in 1960s Baltimore and revolves around two women connected by a mysterious death.
Tags: Fiction | Lady in the Lake | Laura Lippman | movie trailer | film adaptation | Apple TV Plus | thriller | 2024 -
In this Green Apple Books event in San Francisco, Zach Williams reads from his debut story collection, Beautiful Days (Doubleday, 2024), and discusses the state of contemporary short stories in a conversation with author Kate Folk.
Tags: Fiction | Zach Williams | Green Apple Books | Beautiful Days | Doubleday | Kate Folk | short story | reading | 2024 -
In this virtual reading and conversation, Poets & Writers Magazine features editor India Lena González introduces the five debut authors featured in “First Fiction 2024”: ’Pemi Aguda, author of Ghostroots (Norton, 2024); Jiaming Tang, author of Cinema Love (Dutton, 2024); Michael Deagler, author of Early Sobrieties (Astra House, 2024); Yasmin Zaher, author of The Coin (Catapult, 2024); and Gina María Balibrera, author of The Volcano Lovers (Pantheon, 2024).
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In this Intelligence Squared event, Rachel Cusk reads from her latest novel, Parade (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2024), and discusses the different kinds of violence that shape both the world and her book in a conversation with Adam Biles at Union Chapel in London.
Tags: Fiction | Rachel Cusk | Parade | Outline | Farrar, Straus and Giroux | Intelligence Squared | Adam Biles | 2024 -
In this episode of Poured Over: The Barnes & Noble Podcast hosted by Miwa Messer, author Julia Phillips talks about the ferocity of sister relationships, themes of isolation and survival, and her second novel, Bear (Hogarth, 2024). A profile of Phillips by Renée H. Shea appears in the July/August issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.
Tags: Fiction | Poured Over | Barnes & Noble | interview | podcast | Julia Phillips | Bear | Hogarth | Miwa Messer | July/August 2024 -
“The correct line has that kind of ring of rightness to it. It’s like it’s always been there.” In this Merriam-Webster video, Celeste Ng talks about the sonic, literal, and emotional levels of words and reviews some choices made in her third novel, Our Missing Hearts (Penguin Press, 2022), with playwright Eboni Booth.
Tags: Fiction | Celeste Ng | Our Missing Hearts | Penguin Press | Merriam-Webster | Eboni Booth | writing process | 2023 -
In this Late Night With Seth Meyers interview, Nicola Yoon talks about the rarity of writing fast, the experience of seeing adaptations of her books, and her new novel, One of Our Kind (Knopf, 2024).
Tags: Fiction | Nicola Yoon | One of Our Kind | Knopf | Late Night With Seth Meyers | interview | writing process | 2024 -
In this Apple TV+ series adaptation of Colin O’Sullivan’s 2018 novel, originally titled The Dark Manual, an American woman living in Kyoto, Japan, is gifted a robot to help console her after her husband and son vanish in a plane crash. Written and executive produced by Katie Robbins, the series stars Rashida Jones, Hidetoshi Nishijima, and Joanna Sotomura.
Tags: Fiction | Sunny | trailer | television adaptation | Apple TV Plus | Colin O'Sullivan | The Dark Manual | 2024 -
In this interview for the Otherppl With Brad Listi podcast, Morgan Talty offers advice about book advances and publishing, and talks about the popularity of short stories and writing his first novel, Fire Exit (Tin House, 2024). For more from Talty, read his installment of our Ten Questions series.
Tags: Fiction | Morgan Talty | Fire Exit | Night of the Living Rez | Tin House | Brad Listi | Otherppl With Brad Listi | interview | Ten Questions | writing advice | 2024 -
In this Green Apple Books event in San Francisco, Tomas Moniz speaks with author Michelle Cruz Gonzales about writing during the pandemic and the strength of chosen family, a theme in his latest novel, All Friends Are Necessary (Algonquin Books, 2024), which is featured in Page One in the July/August issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.
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“The book is really for every woman who’s aging and has secret desires and anxieties about those desires,” says Miranda July about her second novel, All Fours (Riverhead Books, 2024), and the importance of writing and speaking about female bodies of all ages in this Daily Show interview with host Desi Lydic.
Tags: Fiction | Miranda July | All Fours | Riverhead Books | The Daily Show | interview | Desi Lydic | 2024 -
In this Louisiana Channel video, Russian poet and journalist Maria Stepanova offers her advice for young writers to look forward to something unknown and to be able to “look into the future with some degree of hope.”
Tags: Poetry | Fiction | Creative Nonfiction | Translation | Maria Stepanova | writing advice | writing process | Louisiana Channel | interview | 2022 -
In this episode of The Larry Arnn Show, Hillsdale College president Larry P. Arnn interviews author Chigozie Obioma who discusses his life in Nigeria, the inspiration behind his second novel, An Orchestra of Minorities (Little, Brown, 2019), and how the Classics inform his work. Obioma’s third novel, The Road to the Country (Hogarth, 2024), is featured in Page One in the July/August issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.
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In this special edition of the Banned Book Club series hosted by the New York Public Library, Sonora Reyes discusses their award-winning debut novel, The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School (Balzer + Bray, 2024), which tells the story of a queer Mexican American girl navigating her way through Catholic school.
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“I want to create a legacy for the people who come after me.” In this interview hosted by Las Comadres Para Las Americas and Latinx in Publishing, Michelle Herrera Mulligan speaks about launching Atria Books’ new imprint, Primero Sueño Press, whose mission is to publish Latinx authors from the United States in English and Spanish and bring them to new audiences. Read more about the press in “A New Imprint for Latinx Authors” by Jennifer De Leon in the July/August issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.
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Watch this short video offering a glimpse of the miniature books handwritten by revered authors in the library of Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House at Windsor Castle, the residence of the British royal family in the eponymous English town. Read more about the miniature library in “The Written Image: Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House Library Books” in the July/August issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.
Tags: Poetry | Fiction | Creative Nonfiction | Queen Mary's Dolls' House | Windsor Castle | library | miniatures | books | The Written Image | July/August 2024