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 of The Thoughtful Bro podcast, 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

In today's flashback, an outtake from Episode 455, my conversation with author Min Jin Lee. The episode first aired on January 9, 2019.Min Jin Lee is the author of the novelsFree Food for MillionairesandPachinko, a finalist for the National Book Award

A new 'Craftwork' episode, about how to write good stories. My guest is Steve Almond, author of a new book on writing called Truth is the Arrow, Mercy is the Bow, available from Zando.Almondis the author of a dozen books of fiction and nonfiction, inclu

Lydia Millet is the author of We Loved It All: A Memory of Life, available from W.W. Norton & Co.Milletis the author ofA Children's Bible, shortlisted for the National Book Award and aNew York TimesTop 10 book of 2020. Her many other works of fiction

In today's flashback, an outtake from Episode 559, my conversation with poet, artist, and television writer Tommy Pico. The episode first aired on January 9, 2019.Pico is a poet, artist, and tv writer. He is author of the books IRL, Nature Poem, Junk, an

A new 'Craftwork' episode, about how to get (somewhat) better at art. My guest is Nicholson Baker, author of Finding a Likeness: How I Got Somewhat Better at Art, available from Penguin Press.Nicholson Baker has written seventeen books, including The Mez