Language Is Like My Lungs: A Q&A with Olivetti the Typewriter
Our latest Monthly Pick, Olivetti by Allie Millington, is a heartwarming adventure chock-full of mystery, history and an unlikely main…
Interviews
On Character and Community: A Q&A with Dolen Perkins-Valdez
Happy Land by Dolen Perkins-Valdez introduces readers to an incredible figure in history and a town shrouded in secrets in…
An Interview with Audiobook Author, Producer, and Narrator Annaka Harris
What is an audio documentary, and what makes this format a reader-friendly way to introduce complex subjects? Bestselling author Annaka…
On Music and Melancholy: A Q&A with Japanese Breakfast’s Michelle Zauner
You may know Michelle Zauner from her two time Grammy-nominated band, Japanese Breakfast, or from her bestselling memoir, Crying in…
Fact and Fiction: A Q&A with Emma Donoghue
All aboard Emma Donoghue’s latest, a taut story centered on a real-life tragedy. Delving deep into the psyche of an…
The Act of Writing is a Salvation: A Q&A with Agustina Bazterrica
In under 200 pages, Agustina Bazterrica (Tender is the Flesh) gives us a harrowing look at a dystopian future through…
Of Dust and Dreams: Poets and Writers on Karen Russell
Sweeping, gothic and gritty, The Antidote is a genre-bending tour-de-force. Journey to the heart of Nebraska in this transportive story…
Beauty and Brutality: A Q&A with Clare Leslie Hall
A marriage shrouded in secrets and a town pulsing with tension, this is a love story unlike any other. Both…
Altruism and AI: A Q&A with Erika Swyler
An untouchable class, wide-spread house systems, a bio surgeon and her sentient AI at the dawn of a budding revolution.…
Victorian England, Villains and Psychopaths: A Q&A with Virginia Feito
Virginia Feito’s latest is a sharp and surreal stay at Ensor House alongside a psychotic governess with an insatiable appetite.…
Parallels, Parents and Perspective: A Q&A with Adam Haslett
Pulitzer Prize finalist Adam Haslett returns with a story about new beginnings, old grudges and complicated family ties. Read on…
Terrifying and Triumphant: A Q&A with Grady Hendrix
Has a book ever totally changed your life? A group of teens at a home for pregnant girls face adversity,…
Privilege and Perspective: A Q&A with Weike Wang
Acclaimed author Weike Wang’s brand-new novel Rental House follows Keru and Nate, a couple grappling with mid-life, marriage and complicated…
Poetry and the Practice of Being Alone: A Q&A with Billy Collins
Former U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins joined blog writer Isabelle McConville to talk all about the process of writing poetry,…
Gothic Stories, Irony and Shakespeare: A Q&A with Ava Reid
Bestselling author Ava Reid sat down with blog writer Isabelle McConville to dive into her body of work. From YA…
Cranberry Bogs, Appalachia and Dysfunctional Families: A Q&A with Kay Chronister
Lush and eerie, gorgeous and gothic, The Bog Wife is a disconcerting tale of complex family mythologies, crippling poverty and…
Coming-of-Age, Sibling Stories and Soufflés: A Q&A with Jandy Nelson
Jandy Nelson, author of I’ll Give You the Sun and The Sky is Everywhere, joined blog writer Isabelle McConville to…
Multi-Level Marketing, Monsters and More: A Q&A with Kiersten White, Author of Lucy Undying
Kiersten White joined blog writer Isabelle McConville to talk all about her new novel Lucy Undying. Read on for an…
Mysticism and Mass Hysteria: A Q&A with Ruby Todd, Author of Bright Objects
Ruby Todd joined blog writer Isabelle McConville to talk all about her debut novel Bright Objects. Read on for an…
Dedication to Detail: 5 Questions for Mateo Askaripour
Mateo Askaripour (A National Book Foundation 5 under 35 pick) follows up his NYT-bestselling Black Buck with something completely different…