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Author Edwidge Danticat discusses her latest book, The Art of Death: Writing the Final Story, the impact of the current political climate on artists, and the writers who helped her make sense of her grief following the loss of her mother.

Author Tamika Gibson discusses her debut novel, Dreams Beyond the Shore, writing for a YA audience and why this novel is a bit of a love letter to Trinidad and Tobago.

Siel Ju discusses her novel-in-stories Cake Time, her advice for authors on writing about sex and why she wanted to write about the sense of disconnect many people feel who live in large, urban areas.

National Book Award Winner James McBride discusses his new short story collection, Five-Carat Soul, how his former career as a journalist helped to shape his creative writing and why he decides whether a book is good or not after reading just one page.

Writer Pablo Cartaya discusses his new novel, The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora, why he says it's for readers 10-90, writing part of the dialogue in Spanish was a must and why he finishes reading every book he starts.

Sari Wilson discusses her debut novel, Girl Through Glass, how she was influenced to write it by a novel she despised as a young woman and why she was initially reluctant to write about the world of dance.

Writer Jane Alison discusses her "nonfiction novel" Nine Island and how it came to be thanks to her growing tired of the conventions of fiction. She also dishes on how her friends reacted to finding themselves in her book.

Nicole Dennis-Benn discusses her debut novel, Here Comes the Sun, and why she wanted to show the Jamaica that tourists rarely see. She also explains the meaning of the title, which has nothing to do with the Beatles.

Kaitlyn Greenidge discusses her debut novel, We Love You, Charlie Freeman, why she's interested in areas where language fails and the research she conducted to write about the history of African Americans and scientific research in the U.S.

Author Jacqueline Woodson discusses her new novel, Another Brooklyn, which she calls a love song to Black girlhood. We also talk about the techniques she uses to evoke a dream-like narrative and the scene that was heartbreaking to write.