Added to playlist21:58New “A word comes with its own social context, and the words I use have been around much, much longer than me.”Claire-Louise BennettA Word Has Its Own History
Added to playlist28:14New "I think the themes in my novels deal with love. How do we live with each other? How do we live with ourselves?"Hanne ØrstavikHow Do We Live With Each Other?
Added to playlist31:23 "If we wrote our lives as we feel them, we would never write anything boring".Deborah LevyThe Tempo of Life
Added to playlist02:49 “For so many queer folks, after a while, you realize that this road was never made with me in mind and I have to stop the car, get out of it and climb over the guard rail.”Ocean VuongAdvice to the Young
Added to playlist27:00 “When you read a novel, you might find something very true about yourself.”Sayaka MurataThe Power of Stories Saved Me
Added to playlist25:02 “She gives the mother a voice.”Elin CullhedStructures Stronger Than Individuals
Added to playlist10:25 “What I like about teaching is that it is always an experiment in unfolding a new language of value that isn’t a dominant value of the day, that needs to be developed to stay human.”Ben LernerOn Teaching Creative Writing
Added to playlist21:16 “I think there has never been a better time for Black writers or writers of color to get published.”Bernardine Evaristo: Suddenly I Was Taken Serious
Added to playlist30:48 “I love to read and love to write literature that opens up the world.”Hernan Diaz: Reality is Under Attack
Added to playlist32:47 “I wanted to know what my life will look like when I am 60 and the chief concern is the same as anybody else’s: What is our place in society?”Torrey PetersPortraying a Transgender Community