My Homecoming, On My Own Terms: Q & A with Judith Turner-Yamamoto

Characters are like anyone else—you have to hang out with them before you get to know them. Continue reading →

Q&A With Ronna Wineberg

by Susan Sechrist

“I was interested in exploring how one’s relationship with Judaism can change over time; what’s viewed as a burden can become an asset or even a longing.” 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 →

Joseph M. Schuster and the Space Between

by Tricia Khleif

Schuster makes a point of exploring a quieter, more devastating and more universal experience. “Failure,” the author said in an interview with Levitt, “is more interesting, dramatically, than success . . .” Continue reading →

Experience Required: The Polar Explorer’s Guide to Writing a Novel

by Joseph M. Schuster

I was struck often by how the race for the South Pole is an appropriate metaphor for writing a novel. Continue reading →