Writer, playwright, and poet Norman Lock delves into his process and discusses inserting himself into his own fiction, writing from the perspective of iconic characters, and acting as the lawgiver of one's own imagination.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie sits down for a discussion of her most recent novel, Americanah, interrogations of race, gendered expectations in the U.S., and the transformative power of hair.
Six-time novelist Kate Christensen talks about the shift to memoir, the benefits of blogging, using food as a springboard to tell the story of one's life, and American society's ongoing problem with pressuring women to be thin.
Writer D. Foy waxes poetic about Made To Break, gutter opera, Stanley Kubrick and Anthony Burgess, remembering and imagining, the nature of reality, the perfection of humans, and treeing.
Canadian writer Joseph Boyden sits down to discuss his latest novel, The Orenda, what it means to be of both Ojibway and European descent, and the controversy surrounding his portrayals of Canada's historical violence.