BLOOMERS AT LARGE: At a Theater Near You

by Cara Dempsey

Despite the sometimes-problematic nature of the book-to-film adaptation, there are a few coming up this year that we we’re excited about.. Continue reading →

BLOOMERS AT LARGE: A Few Bright Spots

by Kaulie Lewis

On reflection, [Megan Mayhew Bergman] concludes that “I do not find it unusual that many writers I know acquire vintage clothes, buy old homes, and rescue animals. For one, we don’t have Wall Street salaries, and secondly, we’re suckers for backstory, particularly that which is left to the imagination. Our job, after all, is to make up lives, engage in epic games of pretend.” Continue reading →

Back & Forth: Reflections on One Year of BLOOM

by Sonya Chung

When I pause to look back (thank goodness for anniversaries to remind us) at the authors we’ve featured at Bloom this past year, I think of the inertia they all bucked, willfully and courageously. Continue reading →

Cover to Cover

by Juhi Singhal Karan and Rachel Leal

We’re exhorted to not judge a book by its cover, dear reader, and yet there surely is a book or two that shoulders its way into our bookshelves purely on the strength of its jacket design. Continue reading →

BEST OF BLOOM: Failed Novels, and Other Sore Subjects

by Ben Fountain

Throughout August we are revisiting some of the “best of” Bloom from the past year: Ben Fountain’s journey is especially illuminating and inspiring; he reminds . . . that the process has not been easy. Continue reading →

Q&A with Joe Schuster

I was very aware when I was writing the book that, although it centers on baseball, I intended it more as a novel about people reaching a certain age and realizing that the choices they made had shaped their lives in ways they had no way of knowing when they made those choices. I also was aware of writing a novel about dreams, and what happens when someone discovers that they can’t have the dreams they wanted—and then facing the question, “Now what do I do?” Continue reading →

With Honors: Five Award-Winning Bloomers

by Vicraj Gill

[w]e’re taking a look at five other Bloomers who earned major honors in literary careers that took off after they turned 40. Continue reading →