New Yorker staff writer Parul Sehgal discusses why narrative style is so attractive to contemporary readers, and what we must look out for if we want to see the whole story.
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When telling your life story, don’t leave out your secrets
Melissa Febos explains walking the line between vulnerability and over divulgence in writing and offers guidance to other aspiring writers on how to begin their journey.
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George Saunders On What Makes A Great Short Story
Novelist George Saunders is the recipient of the Man Booker Prize and many other literary honors, and he joins host Krys Boyd to discuss his book of seven essays about what makes great writing and how readers connect with a page of words.
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Why Writing Matters
This hour, we’ll talk about why a dedication to putting pen to paper is as important as ever with University of Virginia professor Mark Edmundson. He writes about the topic in “Why Write?: A Master Class on the Art of Writing and Why it Matters.”
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