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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In this Green Apple Books event, Karissa Chen reads from her debut novel, Homeseeking (G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 2025), and speaks about how her late grandfather’s experiences during the Chinese Civil War inspired the book in a conversation with Vanessa Hua.
Tags: Fiction | Karissa Chen | Homeseeking | G. P. Putnam's Sons | Vanessa Hua | Green Apple Books | reading | conversation | debut novel | 2025 -
“Just keep going.” In this video from the 2017 Bay Area Book Festival, Literary Hub senior editor Emily Temple speaks to authors, including Michael Chabon, Vanessa Hua, Katie Kitamura, Paul Murray, Hannah Tinti, Ayelet Waldman, and Esmé Weijun Wang, about the best writing advice they have ever received.
Tags: Poetry | Fiction | Creative Nonfiction | Cross-Genre | writing advice | Jim Shepard | Vanessa Hua | Ayelet Waldman | Michael Chabon | Katie Kitamura | Esmé Weijun Wang | Hannah Tinti | 2017 | Literary Hub | Bay Area Book Festival -
“He wanted to send her and their unborn child halfway around the world to Perfume Bay, five-star accommodations located outside of Los Angeles.” Vanessa Hua reads from her debut novel, A River of Stars (Ballantine Books, 2018), for the ZYZZYVA reading series at Booksmith bookstore in San Francisco.
Tags: Fiction | Vanessa Hua | A River of Stars | Ballantine Books | 2018 | reading | ZYZZYVA
