Helen Tworkov is the author of the debut memoir Lotus Girl, available from St. Martin's Essentials. Tworkov is founding editor of Tricycle: The Buddhist Review, the first and only independent Buddhist magazine, and author of Zen in America: Profiles of Fi

In today's flashback, an outtake from Episode 732, my conversation with author Alexandra Kleeman. The episode first aired on October 13, 2021. Kleemanis the author of the novel Something New Under the Sun (Hogarth Press). Her other books include the sto

A new 'Craftwork' episode, about the power of names in writing and real life. My guest is Ethel Rohan, author of the novel Sing, I, available from Triquarterly Books.Rohan is an award-winning essayist, novelist, and short story writer whose work has appe

Alejandro Zambra is the author of the story collection My Documents, available from Penguin Books. Official April pick of the Otherppl Book Club. Megan McDowell is the book's translator. Zambrais the author of ten books, most recentlyChilean Poetand

In today's flashback, an outtake from Episode 373, my conversation with author Bud Smith. The episode first aired on July 29, 2015.Bud Smith works heavy construction and lives in Jersey City, NJ. He is the author of Teenager (Vintage), Double Bird (Maudl

A new 'Craftwork' episode, about how to structure a novel. My guest is Mark Cecil, author of the debut novel Bunyan and Henry, available from Pantheon Books.Cecil is the host ofThe Thoughtful Bropodcast, for which he conducts interviews with an eclecti

Annell Lpez is the author of the debut story collection I'll Give You a Reason, available from The Feminist Press. Winner of the Louise Meriwether First Book Prize.Lpezis a Dominican immigrant. A 2022 Peter Taylor fellow, her work has received support

In today's flashback, an outtake fromEpisode 377, my conversation with author Karolina Waclawiak. The episode first aired on August 26, 2015.Waclawiak is the author ofthe critically acclaimed novels Life Events, The Invaders, and How to Get Into the T

A new 'Craftwork' episode, about how to build a rewarding creative life. My guest is Ben Tanzer, author of the novel The Missing, available from 7.13 Books.Tanzer is an Emmy winner. His work includes the short story collection Upstate, the science fictio

Jos Vadi is the author of a memoir-in-essays called Chipped: Writing from a Skateboarder's Lens, available from Soft Skull Press.Vadi is also the author of an essay collection called Inter State. An award-winning essayist, poet, playwright and film prod