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In-depth conversations with fascinating, intelligent people -- writers mostly, because: fascinating, intelligent.
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a conversation with the celebrated British debut novelist Sheena Patel
Watch now (49 mins) | "It was very important to me to have a narrator who wasn't a victim. Every monstrous thing that is done to her she does to someone…
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my interview with the brilliant, hilarious British debut novelist Sheena Patel
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a conversation with Margaret Atwood
"There are pluses and minuses [to celebrity]. But for a freelancer with no job prospects, what’s the alternative? You can't un-famous yourself."
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a conversation with the writer Stephen Marche
"We are living through the most chaotic period in the history of text -- most writers are jumping from ice floe to ice floe. If David Mamet woke up in…
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a conversation with the memoirist Christina Ford
Watch now (62 mins) | "The end goal can't always be happily ever after. Love has to sparkle, it has to shine -- but longevity isn't always the answer."
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Full audio version of my conversation with the London-based painter Nadine Talalla
Listen now (47 mins) | 'I paint women because I'm searching for myself. And actually I think it's what all women do with imagery of our sex: We search…
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[COPY] A conversation with the bestselling novelist Bonnie Garmus
"I really had no idea how much people would care about my age. It’s the last thing that matters in writing. What does matter is working at the craft."
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