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Writing Toward Surprise: A Conversation with Leslie Pietrzyk

  • Beth Kephart
  • November 12, 2021
Leslie Pietrzyk discusses her new story collection, ADMIT THIS TO NO ONE.
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Playing Whack-a-Mole: Talking with Leslie Pietrzyk

  • Rachel Hall
  • March 14, 2018
Leslie Pietrzyk discusses her new novel, Silver Girl, writing a nonlinear narrative, and depicting female friendships in new ways.
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Anna March’s Reading Mixtape #26: Fiction I Read and Loved This Summer

  • Anna March
  • September 7, 2016
Not a one of these is a “beach read,” though I read many of them on the beach. Every one of these novels and short story collections transported me deeper…
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Weekend Rumpus Roundup

  • Max Gray
  • July 25, 2016
First, in the Saturday Interview, Tyrese L. Coleman talks with author Leslie Pietrzyk about her award-winning 2015 collection, This Angel On My Chest, and its relationship with real life events. The author explains…
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The Saturday Rumpus Interview: Leslie Pietrzyk

  • Tyrese L. Coleman
  • July 23, 2016
Think about the stories you have inside that scare you. That’s what you should be writing.
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