The Lives of Writers

On today's episode of The Lives of Writers, Joshua James Amberson interviews Russell Brakefield.

Russell Brakefield is the author the poetry book My Modest Blindness, which is out now from us at Autof…

On today's episode of The Lives of Writers, Aaron Burch interviews Austin Ross.

Austin Ross is the author of the novel Gloria Patri   and is a senior editor with HarperCollins, where he acquires and d…

On today's episode of The Lives of Writers, Sara Rauch interviews Hilary Leichter.

Hilary Leichter is the author of the novels Terrace House, which came out from Ecco early this fall, and Temporary, w…

On today's episode of The Lives of Writers, Michael Wheaton interviews Tyler Dempsey.

Tyler Dempsey is the author of Newspaper Drumsticks, Time as a Sort of Enemy, Consumption & Other Vices, and Will …

On today's episode of The Lives of Writers, Jeff Alessandrelli interviews Kazim Ali.

Kazim Ali is a poet, novelist, and essayist. His most recent book is Sukun: New and Selected Poems, which draws fro…

On today's episode of The Lives of Writers, Kaycie Hall interviews Heidi Julavits.

Kaycie Hall is the lead editor of our online journal Autofocus. She's also a writer and literary translator, whose wo…

On today's episode of The Lives of Writers, Michael Wheaton interviews Benjamin Niespodziany.

Benjamin Niespodziany is the author of the poetry collection No Farther Than the End of the Street  (Okay …

On today's episode of The Lives of Writers, Lucas Mann interviews Jill Talbot.

Lucas Mann is the author of three books, Captive Audience: On Love and Reality TV, Lord Fear: A Memoir, and Class A: Base…

On today's episode of The Lives of Writers, Sara Rauch interviews John Milas.

John Milas is the author of the gothic horror novel The Militia House, which came out this year from MacMillan. He served …

On today's episode of The Lives of Writers, Holly Pelesky interviews Stephanie Austin.

Holly Pelesky is the author of the essay collection, Cleave, from us at Autofocus Books. She also writes fiction …

On today's episode of The Lives of Writers, Michael Wheaton interviews Katharine Coldiron.

Katharine Coldiron is the author of Ceremonials, an SPD bestseller; Plan 9 from Outer Space, a monograph; and…

On today's episode of The Lives of Writers, Jeff Alessandrelli interviews Joshua James Amberson.

Joshua James Amberson is the author of Staring Contest: Essays About Eyes (Perfect Day Publishing), How…

On today's episode of The Lives of Writers, Mistie Watkins and Amy Watkins interview each other.

Mistie R. Watkins is the author of the prose poetry collection HIRAETH (Autofocus Books, 2023).  She li…

On today's episode of The Lives of Writers, Emily Costa interviews Tucker Leighty-Phillips.

Tucker Leighty-Phillips is the author of Maybe This Is What I Deserve, which won the 2022 Fiction Chapbook C…

On today's episode of The Lives of Writers, Michael Wheaton interviews Emma Catherine Perry.

Emma Catherine Perry is the author of Blocks World, which is out today from Great Place Books. Her poetry i…

On today's episode of The Lives of Writers, Erin Slaughter interviews Dan O'Brien.

Dan O’Brien is a playwright, poet, and essayist whose books include the poetry collection Our Cancers and the nonfict…

On today's episode of The Lives of Writers, Sara Rauch interviews Emerson Whitney.

Emerson Whitney is the author of Daddy Boy (McSweeney’s 2023), Heaven (McSweeney’s 2020), and the poetry title, Ghost…

On today's episode of The Lives of Writers, Holly Pelesky interviews Suzanne Ohlmann.

Suzanne Ohlmann is the author of Shadow Migration: Mapping a Life (University of Nebraska Press) and a registered …

On today's episode of The Lives of Writers, Michael Wheaton interviews Emily Adrian.

Emily Adrian is the author of Everything Here Is Under Control and The Second Season, as well as two critically acc…

On today's episode of The Lives of Writers, Aaron Burch interviews Andrew Porter.

Andrew Porter is the author of the novel In Between Days and two short story collections, The Theory of Light and Matt…