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January 21, 2023

Hope and Renewal at Green Writers Press: An interview with Dede Cummings

At the end of 2022, I sat down with poet, writer and Green Writers Press publisher Dede Cummings, who also published my second book,…

November 3, 2022

Charlotte Matthews and The Half-Life of Regret

Charlotte Matthews is a poet, a writer, a University of Virginia professor, and founder of Whistle Words, a community writing project—or “womanship” as she…

October 20, 2022

On Creating The Vivid and Continuous Dream of Fiction

Illusions made use of the relationship between the imagination and deeply instinctual emotions like fear and desire. People saw what they wanted to see…

September 15, 2022

Meant to Be: Author Jo Knowles’ Mission to Help Young Readers Make Sense of Their Lives

We are talking to young adult Author Jo Knowles about her two recent books, Meant To Be (Candlewick Press, 2022) and Where The Heart…

June 13, 2022

For The Love of Purple: Engaging with Author Laurie Forest

I knew I needed to talk with Laurie Forest about the relationship she’s cultivated with her readers after I attended Phoenix Books’ “most interactive…

March 15, 2022

Books by Ukrainian Novelists

Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began, the non-stop influx of news has exposed how very little so many of us know about the country’s…

March 6, 2022

Dayna Lorentz: Community, Connection and Healing

Dayna Lorentz is an attorney in the Vermont judiciary system who once worked in the foster system. She’s also a mother, an animal lover,…

December 23, 2021

The Creative Process and Breaking Bread

‘Cannery Row in Monterey in California is a poem, a stink, a grating noise, a quality of light, a tone, a habit, a nostalgia,…

December 11, 2021

Behind the Curtain: Author Interview with Melanie Finn

This week we were lucky enough to speak with Melanie Finn, critically-acclaimed author, filmmaker, nature-enthusiast, and founder and director of Natron Healthcare, a healthcare…

November 17, 2021

The Northshire List: Trending and Recommended Books for 4th Quarter 2021

Looking for some holiday purchases for friends or loved ones? On the hunt for some interesting booktalks? Authorpods asked Northshire Bookstore what books are…