Author Interview: Samantha Irby
We spoke with author Samantha Irby about the inspiration for her latest essay collection, hearing her NPR voice, partnering with independent bookstores, and more.
We spoke with author Samantha Irby about the inspiration for her latest essay collection, hearing her NPR voice, partnering with independent bookstores, and more.
These Ghosts Are Family is a transporting debut novel that reveals the ways in which a Jamaican family forms and fractures over generations. We spoke with author Maisy Card about her inspiration, the importance of independent bookstores, and more.
Always Home is a cookbook and culinary memoir about growing up as the daughter of revered chef/restaurateur Alice Waters: a story of food, family, and the need for beauty in all aspects of life. We spoke with author Fanny Singer about her inspiration, growing into her own voice, and more.
We spoke with author Frances Cha about her inspiration, representation in audiobook narration, and more.
We spoke with Ashley Spivey, who launched a virtual book tour in March 2020 so that readers and authors could connect virtually.
We spoke with author Amity Gaige about her inspiration for Sea Wife, her dynamic audiobook, and more.
We spoke with author Rufi Thorpe about the inspiration for The Knockout Queen, the heroism of independent booksellers, how audiobooks have become integrated into her daily life, and more.
From the beloved Anne Tyler, Redhead by the Side of the Road is a sparkling new novel about misperception, second chances, and the sometimes elusive power of human connection. We spoke with Anne about her inspiration, the magic of a story read aloud, and more.
We spoke with author Abby Jimenez about the inspiration for The Happy Ever After Playlist, her kinship with independent bookstores as a small business owner herself, and more.
How Much of These Hills Is Gold is an electric debut novel set against the twilight of the American gold rush that sees two siblings on the run through an unforgiving landscape—trying not just to survive but also to find a home. We spoke with author C Pam Zhang about the inspiration for How Much of These Hills Is Gold, a remembered/imagined California as backdrop, and more.
How to Be an Artist is a tutorial that will help artists of all kinds—painters, photographers, writers, performers—realize their dreams. We spoke with author Jerry Saltz about his inspiration, the difficulties of making art, classic audiobooks, and more.
We spoke with Sue Monk Kidd about what inspired her to write The Book of Longings, the importance of independent bookstores, and more.