Lily King discusses her new story collection, Five Tuesdays in Winter, which she considers a rebellion against our dark times.

Mariah Kreutter examines the work of Jean Rhys, and how her exploration of femalle suffering still echoes throughout contemporary fiction.

Michele Kirichanskaya delves into the ways Maurice Sendak's experiences as a queer, Jewish writer influenced his innovative children's books.

Charlie Jane Anders discusses the coming-of-age stories that shaped her award-winning science fiction and helped her confront the world in front of her.

Keum Suk Gendry-Kim discusses her newest book, The Waiting, inspired by her mother's family separation and reunion in the midst of war.

Pulitzer-Prize winning author Louise Erdrich discusses her new novel, The Sentence, a ghost story that handles serious topics with nuance and dark humor.

Tressie McMillan Cottom interviews fellow author Kiese Laymon on the fear and willingness to try anything that fuels his writing process.

Kyle Lucia Wu discusses her debut novel, Win Me Something, as well as the process of balancing discipline with self-kindness when writing.

Sonia Sanchez has been influencing writers for generations, encouraging them to tap into their own strength to fuel their poetry.

Sandra Cisneros discusses her new book, Martita, I Remember You, an unsent letter from a woman recalling a brief stay in Paris and the sisterhoods she formed there.

Valerie Stivers cooks a feast inspired by the food found within the pages of Mary Shelley's gothic classic, Frankenstein.

Sarah Durn looks at the history of penny dreadfuls, "grisly tales of murder, crime, and the supernatural" that enthralled Victorian children and teenagers and kept them reading.

Jocelyn Nicole Johnson discusses her debut fiction collection, My Monticello, as well as the writers who influenced her to write about communities surviving racial trauma.

Poet Elizabeth Alexander reflects on how art is essential to addressing the most pressing issues of our time.

A look at lesser-known children's books written by literary titans such as Langston Hughes, Gertrude Stein, William Faulkner, and more.

Jane Wong discusses her new poetry collection, How to Not Be Afraid of Everything, which depicts her own experience of Chinese immigrant life in the U.S., while also giving voice to generations before her.

Tiphanie Yanique discusses her second novel, Monster in the Middle, which follows the maze-like trajectory of generations of love and relationships.