Born out of an “obsessive immersion” Robert Clark talks about his new memoir – My Victorians. “It was for some reason very important for me to be in the same space as these people. Just as important as reading their books or looking at their art.” Like a “literary stalker. ” I took refuge in Read More

“It’s not such and open and shut case, that it’s always the best to bring a child into the world who’s not wanted.” Jean T. Carney shares stories from her long life as a reporter, a psychologist and novelist with her book – Blackbird Blues . “I felt I had something to say.’…The way I Read More

“It took a long time for me to get the courage up…to write on my own,,, It was something I wanted so badly, I just didn’t give it up.” Nicole Meier talks about her novel – The Second Chance Supper Club and what it’s like navigating the changing world of book publishing. “Every book I Read More

Icelandic poet Kristin Eiriksdottir speaks about her new novel – A Fist or a Heart. “It is about this woman who is very much in the world…she has been a very sort of functional rational person… and she is losing that grip…along with losing riches in her memory…. I don’t like the word ‘hallucinations’ – Read More

Icelandic poet Kristin Eiriksdottir speaks about her new novel – A Fist or a Heart. “It is about this woman who is very much in the world…she has been a very sort of functional rational person… and she is losing that grip…along with losing riches in her memory…. I don’t like the word ‘hallucinations’ – Read More

“You can’t understand the history of Africa without understanding the travels of Livingston.” Petina Gappah shares her obsession in the making of her new novel – Out of Darkness, Shining Light. ” I’ve been thinking about this novel for a really, really long time…I got to know the mechanics of expedition life extremely well….My worry Read More

“You can’t understand the history of Africa without understanding the travels of Livingston.” Petina Gappah shares her obsession in the making of her new novel – Out of Darkness, Shining Light. ” I’ve been thinking about this novel for a really, really long time…I got to know the mechanics of expedition life extremely well….My worry Read More

Paula Becker talks about writing her memoir, “For me it involved really trying to grapple with whose story this was; and ultimately I decided it was my story and I had the right to tell it.” Her book – A House on Stilts – Mothering in the Age of Opioid Addiction. “I didn’t feel ashamed Read More

Paula Becker talks about writing her memoir, “For me it involved really trying to grapple with whose story this was; and ultimately I decided it was my story and I had the right to tell it.” Her book – A House on Stilts – Mothering in the Age of Opioid Addiction. “I didn’t feel ashamed Read More

“I really believe that their’s a transformation that can happen when you tell your story.” Keele Burgin comments upon her journey and her memoir – Wholly Unraveled. “Our childhoods don’t have to define us. It’s not easy to walk through the pain, but it”s worth it in the end…It turned the trauma into something more Read More