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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In this interview with the Hindu, Amitav Ghosh talks about his writing over four decades and the making of his latest novel, Ghost-Eye (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2026), which is featured in Page One in the July/August 2026 issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.
Tags: Fiction | Amitav Ghosh | Ghost-Eye | Farrar, Straus and Giroux | The Hindu | novel | writing process | Page One | July/August 2026 -
In this Square Books video, Josh Weil reads from his second novel, What Came West (Doubleday, 2026), and talks about his research of the Sierra Nevada before and during the Gold Rush in a conversation with Michael X. Wang. The novel is featured in Page One in the July/August 2026 issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.
Tags: Fiction | Josh Weil | What Came West | Doubleday | Michael X. Wang | Page One | July/August 2026 | Square Books -
In this video, Michael Holtmann, president of the Center for the Art of Translation, and founder Olivia Sears, along with authors and booksellers, talk about the importance of literary translation and the need to build a permanent home for the center in San Francisco. For more information, read “A New Home for Translators in San Francisco” by Ilana Masad in the July/August 2026 issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.
