Pushing against the pull: In conversation with Emily J. Smith

In this author interview, Emily J. Smith discusses her debut novel NOTHING SERIOUS, her background in tech, how she navigated the transition to writing…

Oct 28 • 

Jana M. Perkins

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Emily J. Smith

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2:15

September 2025

Having it all: In conversation with Corinne Low

In this podcast author interview, Corinne Low discusses her new book, the economics of women’s lives, & why she left a job at the top consulting firm in…

Sep 30 • 

Jana M. Perkins

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Corinne Low

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2

53:37

Hopeful determination: In conversation with Nikkya Hargrove

In this author interview, Nikkya Hargrove discusses her debut memoir, the importance of having mentors, and her decision to open a bookstore and write…

Sep 2 • 

Jana M. Perkins

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Nikkya Hargrove

4

2:10

July 2025

A measure of worth: In conversation with Carrie Sun

In this author interview, Carrie Sun discusses working at one of the most prestigious hedge funds in the world, her widely acclaimed memoir Private…

Jul 29 • 

Jana M. Perkins

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3

2:39

June 2025

A geographical mind: In conversation with Kapka Kassabova

In this podcast author interview, literarily bilingual writer Kapka Kassabova discusses growing up in Bulgaria, her award-winning Balkan quartet of…

Jun 24 • 

Jana M. Perkins

6

2

49:39

May 2025

Everyone is a mentor: In conversation with Jennifer Baker

In this author interview, Jennifer Baker discusses the mentors who supported her work, how to establish boundaries, and the importance of reframing the…

May 27 • 

Jana M. Perkins

6

2:16

April 2025

The experience of caring: In conversation with Marianne Brooker

In this podcast author interview, British writer Marianne Brooker discusses the early influences that shaped her thinking, winning the Fitzcarraldo…

Apr 30 • 

Jana M. Perkins

4

29:19

March 2025

Of language, of poetry, of memory: In conversation with Mary Jo Bang

In this author interview, poet Mary Jo Bang discusses the books that shaped her thinking, studying at Columbia University with Lucie Brock-Broido, other…

Mar 18 • 

Jana M. Perkins

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1

2:15

February 2025

How writing could be: In conversation with Elisa Gabbert

In this author interview, poet and essayist Elisa Gabbert discusses her career as a writer, the value of a good mentor, and her current projects.

Feb 18 • 

Jana M. Perkins

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3

2:30

January 2025

Ourselves, each other, and the world around us: In conversation with Noreen Masud

In this podcast author interview, Noreen Masud discusses her memoir-travelogue A Flat Place, her upbringing in Pakistan, her early influences as a…

Jan 21 • 

Jana M. Perkins

3

1

53:36

November 2024

Pack light and listen deeply: In conversation with Cass Marketos

In this author interview, Cass Marketos discusses how travel shaped her life, her time working in the Obama administration, her creative process, and…

Nov 20, 2024 • 

Jana M. Perkins

3

3

October 2024

To live many different lives: In conversation with Ayşegül Savaş

In this author interview, Ayşegül Savaş discusses The Anthropologists — her latest work of literary fiction — and her career as a writer. Originally…

Oct 15, 2024 • 

Jana M. Perkins

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2:41