Karen Stefano, author of The Secret Games of Words, in conversation with Tobias Carroll, author of Reel (Rare Bird, 2016) and Transitory (Civil Coping Mechanisms, 2016). He lives and writes in Brooklyn, New York, where he is the managing editor of Vol.1 Brooklyn. His fiction and nonfiction have been published by Tin House, Midnight Breakfast, The Collagist, Necessary Fiction, Bookforum, and Joyland. He can be found on Twitter at @TobiasCarroll.

Deena Metzger, author of A Rain of Night Birds, in conversation with Nina Simons, cofounder and co-CEO of Bioneers.

A Rain of Night Birds can be purchased at Birchbark Books: birchbarkbooks.com/fiction-and-poe…-of-night-birds, or wherever good books are sold.

Deena Metzger, author of A Rain of Night Birds, in conversation with Joan Tewkesbury.

A Rain of Night Birds can be purchased at Birchbark Books: birchbarkbooks.com/fiction-and-poe…-of-night-birds, or wherever good books are sold.

Joan Tewkesbury (born April 8, 1936) is an American film and television director, screenwriter, producer and actress. She had a long association with the celebrated director Robert Altman, and wrote the screenplays for two of his films, Thieves Like Us (1974) and Nashville (1975). Nashville has been called "Altman's masterpiece",[2] and Tewkesbury's screenplay was widely honored including a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay. Beyond the work with Altman, Tewkesbury has directed and written many television movies and episodes for television series. Tewkesbury is the author of the novel, Ebba and the Green Dresses of Olivia Gomez in a Time of Conflict and War, Hand to Hand,2011.

Tewkesbury was born in Redlands, California, the daughter of Frances M. (née Stevenson), a registered nurse, and Walter S. Tewkesbury, an office machine repairman.[3] She has lived in Tesuque, New Mexico since 2003.

Deena Metzger, author of A Rain of Night Birds, in conversation with author David Edward Walker, author of Tessa's Dance and Signal Peak.

A Rain of Night Birds can be purchased at Birchbark Books: birchbarkbooks.com/fiction-and-poe…-of-night-birds, or wherever good books are sold.

Please visit David Edward Walker at davidedwardwalker.com

Bruce Duff, author of The Smell of Death, talks punk rock survival with Keith Morris, author of My Damage!

Pam Braun, author of The Ultimate Cancer Cookbook, speaks with Cat Gwynn, author of 10 Mile Radius, about learning from cancer, the benefits of a healthy lifestyle, and the role of books in recovery.

Adam Novak, author of Freaks of the Industry, speaks with Tom Stern, author of My Vanishing Twin about revising, ambition, and becoming a professional writer.

Bruce Duff, author of The Smell of Death, in conversation with Harley Flanagan, bassist for the Cro-Mags and author of Hard-Core: Life of My Own.

Mary Tabor speaks with Aaron Marcus about his career as an actor and commercial model.

Heidi Barnes, author of The Bellman, speaks with Karen Stefano, author of The Secret Games of Words about running an inn, why a first job tells an interesting story, and living around the world.