“That’s why prisoners are able to write, despite the oppression, the depravation, the discrimination. They’re able to write because they can imagine community.”
Interviews
Interview: Dr. Jacqueline O’Connor, Author of Law and Sexuality in Tennessee Williams’s America
Also posted in Author Interviews, Film Interviews Tagged David Lynch, Law, New Orleans, Privacy, Sexuality, Tennessee Williams
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Author Q&A: Alan Michael Parker (Christmas in July)
“I want to believe that reading tunes the mind, that empathy results from the connections forged between a reader and a character…”
Also posted in Author Interviews Tagged Alan Michael Parker, Dzanc Books, George Saunders, Novelists, Poets, Random Truths, Thomas McGuane
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Author Q&A: Kevin Canty (The Underworld)
Also posted in Author Interviews Tagged Anthony Trollope, Florida Writers, Kevin Canty, Lit Crawl, Montana Writers, New York Times, Padgett Powell, Portland, University of Florida
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A Conversation with Diana Kirk, Author of Licking Flames
Also posted in Author Interviews Tagged Diana Kirk, Essayists, Hillary Clinton, Moms, Travel
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On James Jones and the Limits of “Eternity”: An Interview with Tony Williams
There’ve been other negative eras in American history, but there’s always been that spirit of resilience and resistance.
Also posted in Author Interviews, Film Interviews Tagged Film History, horror, James Jones, Trump Train, Vietnam War
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Interview: Celeste Ng, Author of Everything I Never Told You
“Creating some kind of art…is as close to leaving your brain behind in a jar as you’re going to get.”
Also posted in Author Interviews Tagged Bob Dylan, Celeste Ng, Charles Baxter, Chinese Writers, Dick Cheney, Novelists, parenting, Racism
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Interview with Songwriter Whitney Ballen (Falls)
Interview: Poet Joanne Dominique Dwyer (Belle Laide)
Author Q&A: Ben Tanzer (Lost in Space)
“To be competitive and on, all of the time, involves discipline and schedule, a lot of super-focused manic intensity, and the need to ignore outside distractions, all of which is huge for writing.”
Also posted in Author Interviews Tagged Ben Tanzer, Curbside Splendor, Joseph Bates, Small Press
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