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Ten Questions for Juliet Lapidos

by Staff
1.22.19

“I think a lot of contemporary editors, myself included, push too much for clarity when sometimes a little muddiness is just the thing.” —Juliet Lapidos, author of Talent

Ten Questions for Elisa Gabbert

by
Staff
12.18.18

“I come up with a form and then find a way to ‘translate’ my thoughts into the form. It wasn’t always like that, but that’s the way it is now. I used to think in lines.” —Elisa Gabbert, author of The Word Pretty

Ten Questions for Guy Gunaratne

by
Staff
12.11.18

“There is something about your own subconscious that is far more perceptive than whatever your conscious mind can conjure up.” —Guy Gunaratne, author of In Our Mad and Furious City

Ten Questions for Nuruddin Farah

by
Staff
12.4.18

“No writing is good enough until you, as an author, make a small contribution, the size of a drop, into the ocean of the world’s literature.” —Nuruddin Farah, author of North of Dawn

Ten Questions for Idra Novey

by Staff
11.6.18

“To sit down and write requires a degree of optimism. You have to trust that there is relief to be found in placing one word after another.” —Idra Novey, author of Those Who Knew

Ten Questions for Sherwin Bitsui

by
Staff
10.30.18

“I move between language, history, and worldviews—it’s always place between that gives me the most insight into my creative process.” —Sherwin Bitsui, author of Dissolve

Ten Questions for May-Lee Chai

by
Staff
10.23.18

“I wish it were easier for writers of color who don’t come from moneyed backgrounds to be heard and celebrated.” —May-Lee Chai, author of Useful Phrases for Immigrants

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