LitHub
Vanessa Hua, author of Forbidden City, speaks with Jane Ciabattari on writing about the forgotten women in Mao’s inner circle.
NPR
Vanessa Hua speaks with NPR about Forbidden City, a novel about a teenage girl at the start of the Cultural Revolution in China.
Publishers Weekly
Check out this Q&A with acclaimed poet and educator Taylor Mali.
The Guardian
An interview with Deesha Philyaw: “‘I wanted to challenge the church’s obsession with sex.”
Harvard Review
An interview with Casey Plett about A Dream of a Woman and how she approaches the craft of writing a love story.
For The Love Podcast
Tune in to this episode of Jen Hatmaker’s podcast for her conversation with Pádraig Ó Tuama.
Publishers Weekly
Read this slick, sensitive interview with Lidia Yuknavitch.
McSweeney’s
Peruse this new interview with Pulitzer-prize winning poet Frank Bidart.
NPR
An interview with Meghan O’Rourke where she discusses how a mystery illness cost her a decade of her health.
Ninth Letter
An interview with Major Jackson: “ultimately I believe in the transformative powers of art and poetry.”