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Use the Following Words in a Sentence: Traffic. Tumor. High Heels. Jet Lag....
Paul Josephson, Traffic (March 2017) Speed. Bump. Speed. Traffic considers the history and philosophy of roundabouts, speed bumps, the pedestrian mall, and other efforts to manage traffic. Exploring...
View ArticleTracy K. Smith on God, Poetry, and Parenting in New York City
In part one of their conversation, the poet Tracy K. Smith talks with Paul Holdengraber about God, death, parenthood, and loving children the way we love books. Tracy K. Smith on identity… I think...
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Announcing the Winners of PEN Center USA’s 2016 Literary Awards
Literary Award Season is upon us: PEN Center USA has announced the winners of their 2016 Literary Awards, as chosen by “a distinguished panel of writers, editors, critics, and journalists.” Each winner...
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The Great Booksellers Fall 2016 Preview
Summer is basically over. And as the nights grow colder, and the sweaters come out, so too, it seems, do all the books. So, what to read? With that ever-difficult question in mind, we turned to some of...
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18 Books You Should Read This September
IRL, Tommy Pico (Birds, LLC) Tommy Pico has accomplished a considerable amount in the last few years, from his own writings to his work as founder and editor of birdsong. His first full-length book,...
View ArticleLucia Berlin: Writing Advice and More in This Never-Before Published Interview
The life of Lucia Berlin (1936-2004) came in wildly varied installments. During one of the last, she taught writing at the University of Colorado. In 1996, two of her graduate students at the...
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What Do Your Reading Habits Reveal About Your Personality?
The United States Declaration of Independence famously states that it is a truth self-evident that “the pursuit of happiness” is “an inalienable right.” But how do you measure personal fulfillment? All...
View ArticleTracy K. Smith on Race, Love, Hate, and Lucille Clifton
In the second part of her conversation with Paul Holdengraber, Tracy K. Smith talks race in the Obama years, trying to find a vocabulary for love and tolerance, and the brilliance of Lucille Clifton....
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Death is Actually Very Funny: A Last Conversation with Max Ritvo
Max Ritvo and I first met at the 92Y, in May 2014. He generously approached me after the Discovery Prize reading I’d given to share how much he appreciated my poems. I remember him proclaiming...
View ArticleEmily Books Asks… What is Women’s Writing?
This Saturday, September 10th at Ace Hotel’s Liberty Hall, Emily Books will host a star-studded symposium entitled, What is Women’s Writing? Editors Caroline Casey (Coffee House Press), Laia Garcia...
View ArticleOn the Ethics of Writing About Your Children
The following roundtable discussion appears in Creative Nonfiction Issue #60, Childhood. In “This Be The Verse,” Philip Larkin writes: They fuck you up, your mum and dad. They may not mean to, but they...
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32 Imaginary Tennis Matches Paul Auster’s Godson Would Like To See
Paul Auster’s godson Felix Harr is a 26-year-old sportswriter who lives in Medicine Hat, Saskatchewan. Not long ago he started sending Paul his imaginary tennis matches which Auster then gave to his...
View ArticleEtgar Keret On Time Travel, TV, and Writing About His Father
In part one of their conversation, Etgar Keret and Paul Holdengraber discuss real estate, time travel, and the pleasures of artistic collaboration. Etgar Keret on his next project… I’m working with my...
View ArticleLauren Groff: The Books in My Life
The paperback edition of Lauren Groff’s National Book Award Finalist Fates and Furies is now available. What was the first book you fell in love with ? I should probably say something beautiful or...
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On Air Travel: Pat-Downs, Pissing, and Passport Stamps
Flying Au Naturale Connie Porter Reading the New York Times this past August, I was drawn to the headline, “With Hair Pat Downs, Complaints Of Racial Bias.” Two African-American women, Timery Shante...
View ArticleAsk the Publicists: But What About My Book?
A new monthly column about book publicity from Whitney Peeling, Michael Taeckens, and Kimberly Burns. If you have a question you’d like us to consider for next month’s column, please email us:...
View ArticleEtgar Keret on Reading to His Kids (and Getting Slapped at a Reading)
In part two of Paul Holdengraber’s conversation with Etgar Keret, the pair discuss the relationship between writers and readers, rediscovering books with your children, and how to get slapped at a book...
View ArticleLily King and Margot Livesy on Loss, Inspiration, and Ambition
Lily King: What do you feel you are trying to get at in your writing? If you look at all your novels and stories, is there something you are often picking at, returning to, trying to understand or at...
View ArticleElliptical and Black: Roxane Gay in Conversation with Rion Amilcar Scott
It’s common to hear writers of color speak of reading a particular book by a writer who shares their background or encountering a writer who shares cultural similarities and suddenly feeling permission...
View ArticleOn Solitude, Compromise, and Publishing That First Novel
Merrit Tierce is the award-winning author of the much and justly praised Love Me Back; Anuk Arudpragasam is the author of a gripping debut called The Story of a Brief Marriage. They recently spoke...
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