Poets & Writers Theater
Every day we share a new clip of interest to creative writers—author readings, book trailers, publishing panels, craft talks, and more. So grab some popcorn, filter the theater tags by keyword or genre, and explore our sizable archive of literary videos.
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“All of the stories, in some way, seem to be about characters moving away from their own points of origin or states of mind.” In this Green Apple Books event, Corinna Vallianatos reads from her story collection Origin Stories (Graywolf Press, 2025) and discusses her fascination with the interiority of characters in a conversation with Colin Winnette. For more from Vallianatos, read her installation of our Ten Questions series.
Tags: Fiction | Corinna Vallianatos | Origin Stories | Graywolf Press | short story | Colin Winnette | Green Apple Books | Ten Questions | 2025 -
Watch this surreal animated book trailer for Colin Winnette’s new novel, Users (Soft Skull, 2023), animated by Casey Jarman with music by Ben Morton and Kyle Morton. For more about the book, read this installment of our Ten Questions series featuring Winnette.
Tags: Fiction | Colin Winnette | book trailer | Users | Soft Skull Press | 2023 | animation | Ten Questions -
"The gunshots that echoed throughout the valley sounded almost patient." Colin Winnette's new novel, Haints Stay (Two Dollar Radio, 2015), featured in Page One in the current issue of Poets & Writers Magazine, is a contemporary western about two murderous brothers.
Tags: interview | Page One | July/August 2015 | Colin Winnette | Haints Stay | Two Dollar Radio | Fiction
