When I talk about vulnerability I’m really talking about letting down your guard. To let the past seep into you.
Interview: Beth Kephart, author of Handling the Truth, on the writing of memoir
Category: Interviews
Our archive of interviews with authors, publishers, agents, filmmakers, and other literary and publishing professionals.
Interview: M.E. Thomas, author of Confessions of a Sociopath
As a society, we’ve come a long way in our views of mental illness — yet there is still somewhat of a shame, a misunderstanding, a fear towards those who circumvent “normalcy.”
Interview: Mary Evelyn Greene, author of When Rain Hurts
Mary Evelyn Greene’s book, “When Rain Hurts” is the story of her quest to find healing for her son damaged by fetal alcohol syndrome.
Interview: Donald Anderson, author of Gathering Noise from My Life: A Camouflaged Memoir
I’d never thought that someone prepared for war might be open to artistic endeavors until a writer friend of mine – a Vietnam veteran – put aside his inner demons …
Interview: Ken Ilgunas, author of Walden on Wheels
In my interview with Ken Ilgunas, author of Walden on Wheels, we talked about frugality, sacrifice, dating, liberal arts and, of course, his book.
Interview: Susan Steinberg, author and professor
I like to tell writers in my workshops that they should first learn the rules and then break them. Author Susan Steinberg considers that corner her metaphorical home.
Interview: Kristen Johnston, author of Guts
Writers are complex creatures as are the characters that fill our pages. Actress and author Kristen Johnston knows this all too well.
Interview: John Elder Robison, author of Look Me in the Eye and Raising Cubby
Imagine growing up and knowing there’s something wrong with you. You feel different; you are different. You’re fine physically, but socially you’re an outsider, alone and sad. Then imagine the relief decades later when a name is given to how you feel, and do, and act.
Interview: Paula Margulies, Book Publicist
Experts like San Diego-based Paula Margulies, owner of Paula Margulies Communications know how crucial it is for authors to reach their audience… and she helps them do just that.
Interview: Sara Lunsford, author of Sweet Hell on Fire
Sara Lunsford didn’t have to imagine prison life at all. She saw it, lived it, took it home with her.
