Zin E. Rocklyn speaks on their Shirley Jackson Award-winning novella “Flowers for the Sea" with fellow speculative fiction author and Lesley University faculty Laurie Foos.

Lesley alum Nathan Tavares imagines a getaway across multiple worlds.

A.J. writes about her relationship with the Beloved author, including their "two and a half spats" in Miss Chloe: A Memoir of a Literary Friendship with Toni Morrison. In this episode, A.J. sits down with nonfiction author Jane Brox to give us insight into her writing process and the impact of being chosen by Toni Morrison.

Emily Inouye Huey shares the inspiration for her debut, "Beneath the Wide Silk Sky."

Sara Farizan talks about her first YA horror novel, "Dead Flip," a not-too-scary of nostalgia, friendship, and an evil pinball machine.

Grace K. Shim's debut is full of twists, turns, and lots of Korean drama.

As a Black Honrouran woman, book publicist, editor, and all-around book lover, Saraciea J. Fennell is working to improve literacy and access to books in one of New York's poorest counties.

Whether you're a parent, teacher, or simply someone who will one day in encounter a child, Rebecca Rolland ’17 has advice for how to respond to kids, and most importantly, how to listen.

With heartfelt, gritty and sometimes funny essays, Cindy House's debut "Mother Noise" address addiction, parenting, and the author's long friendship with David Sedaris.

Tavi Taylor Black and Christine Junge are the podcasters behind the literary podcast "The Personal Element." They take us through their process, and we discuss an essay from Cindy House's forthcoming collection "Mother Noise."

On our final National Poetry Month episode of the year, Bonita Lee Penn shares a hopeful poem inspired by death (no really).

A visit to a New York City expands Staci Halt's understanding of poetry.

July Westhale ’13 imagines life in outer space with her forthcoming poetry collection "Moon Moon." On this episode, she gives us a preview with "the world as it is."

Robbie Gamble shares an unforgettable poem from his experiences working with immigrants in the Southwest.

Poetry is great, right? Why don't we read it more? Poet and professor Kevin Prufer gives us practical ways to start reading poetry and why it's (sometimes) better than fiction.

In Hayley Krischer's "The Falling Girls," a mysterious death, friendship, betrayal, and social media mix to create a "thrilleresque" and compulsively readable young adult novel.

Step aside hygge, there's a new non-English word that you need to know and Pamela Petro has written a beautiful book about it with "The Long Field: Wales and the Presence of Absence."

Margaret F. Chen's short story collection "Suburban Gothic" peers behind the facade of life in the 'burbs.

In "Blue Desert," Celia Jeffries tells the story of a young English woman abducted by a nomadic tribe into the Sahara.

We're midway through National Novel Writing Month, and we've got two NaNoWriMo veterans to share their advice. Whether or not you're trying to pen 50,000 words on your novel this month or are thinking about setting writing goals, our NaNoWriMo alums will give you tips for staying the course and what to do when you don't make those goals.