Article Archive

“Eventually, like a banner, the imagination unfurls itself.” —Jo Ann Beard, author of Festival Days

An exclusive first look at James Hannaham’s Pilot Impostor, which is forthcoming from Soft Skull Press on November 2, 2021. Editor’s Note: This book’s publication date has been postponed to November 30, 2021.

The author of I Know You Know Who I Am writes about stashing his surplus sentences and character sketches in an electronic “junk drawer.”

“I write four hours or one thousand words a day, whichever comes first.” —Viet Thanh Nguyen, author of The Committed

Joss Lake’s Future Feeling, forthcoming from Soft Skull Press on June 1, 2021.

The author of I Know You Know Who I Am praises the unique resonance of short short stories.

Poet Aracelis Girmay discusses her new position as editor-at-large of the Blessing the Boats Selections, a set of poetry books written by women of color and published by BOA Editions.

The poet on five journals that published pieces from her debut collection, The Wild Fox of Yemen. 

The novelist and essayist shares her experience creating a virtual writers group focused on play, and muses on the meaning of productivity and artistic friendship during the pandemic.

What is the role of a teacher during a pandemic? What is the role of a Black woman teaching in a red state during the Trump presidency? A poet, essayist, and professor considers the unpaid labor of women and faculty of color.