Interviews and Reviews

  • That’s What Makes It Worthwhile: An Interview with Olivia Laing

    That’s What Makes It Worthwhile: An Interview with Olivia Laing

    By Tarin Kovalik Olivia Laing was Old Dominion University’s 2017 Fall Writer-in-Residence. She is the author of To The River, The Trip to Echo Spring, and most recently, The Lonely City. Laing is also a columnist and lecturer. I had… Read more

  • Words on Writing a Novel from Kaitlyn Greenidge

    Words on Writing a Novel from Kaitlyn Greenidge

    By Raoul Lobo Kaitlyn Greenidge has an MFA graduate from Hunter College, and she teaches at Syracuse University. Her acclaimed debut novel We Love You Charlie Freeman has been called, ‘a provocative and compelling exploration of America’s failure to find… Read more

  • Coffee with Carrie Fountain

    Coffee with Carrie Fountain

    By David Jacobson Carrie Fountain’s poems have appeared in Tin House, Poetry, and The New Yorker, among others.  She is the author of Burn Lake (Penguin, 2010) and Instant Winner (Penguin, 2014), and a recipient of the National Poetry Series… Read more

  • Young Adult Fiction: A Conversation with Lamar Giles

    Young Adult Fiction: A Conversation with Lamar Giles

    By Lyzzie Golliher Lamar Giles writes novels and short stories for teens and adults. He is the author of the 2015 Edgar Award Nominee Fake ID, the 2016 Edgar Award Nominee Endangered, and Overturned from Scholastic Press. He is a founding member of We… Read more

  • Remica Bingham: The Roles Family and Violence Play in Her Poetry

    Remica Bingham: The Roles Family and Violence Play in Her Poetry

    By Nina Correa White Starlight & Error is the third of three published collections of poetry by Remica Bingham-Risher. Remica grew up in Phoenix, Arizona, though her family roots lead back to Norfolk. She received her bachelor’s degree in writing… Read more

  • Don Lee On Writing

    Don Lee On Writing

    By Ethan Ross Don Lee is the author of the novels Lonesome Lies Before Us, The Collective, Wrack and Ruin, and Country of Origin, and the story collection Yellow. He has received an American Book Award, the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature, the Sue Kaufman… Read more