Q&A with Hilma Wolitzer

by Lisa Peet

“I never think in terms of topics, and I never think in terms of readers. What happens is that, at the risk of sounding like Joan of Arc, I hear a voice in my head that just says the first sentence of the story.” Continue reading →

In His Own Words: James Michener

“My personal hero is the Japanese wood block artist Hokusai about whom I wrote. He said: ‘If I live to be 90, I’ll have really learned how to draw.’ He died at 89, short of the mark, but still trying.” Continue reading →