The Secret Story: K. L. Cook on What’s Hidden

by Joe Schuster

“Maybe all stories are really about secrets and revelations” – K. L. Cook Continue reading →

The Vulnerability of Human Dignity: Q&A with Sujatha Gidla

by Shoba Viswanathan

Who wants to live in a society where an evil like the caste system prevails? Untouchables are most directly oppressed by caste, but they are not the only ones it hurts.
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The Best of Us: REMEMBERING PATRICIA DOBLER

by Nancy Koerbel

“that was Patty’s kind of thing, the ordinarily beautiful, and she cooed over all that—she had a way of expressing delight that was genuine and infectious.” Continue reading →

Trusting the “I”: Nancy Mitchell on Adjacent Lives, Personae & Final Truths

by Annie Kim

“Every voice in The Out-of-Body Shop is I, even if the story, the body, isn’t.” Continue reading →

“Closest to Raw Reality”: Gary Pedler on Memoir, Novel Writing, and a Lifetime of Journals

“I was aware that I was writing about myself as a gay man, while at the same time I knew this wasn’t a ‘gay travel book,’ whatever that might be.” Continue reading →

“One of My Joys is Compression”: Q&A with Devi S. Laskar

by Shoba Viswanathan

“You should write about what you don’t know about what you know. So yes I gave my Mother character a few of my things, as a place to start. I needed to start from a place of familiarity to explore the unknown. ”
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Discovery Channels: James Mustich, A Common Reader, and 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die

by Lisa Peet

“There’s something about the physical presence of the book, and the power of agency of your own attention. It’s a very personal experience.” Continue reading →