Plotting Out Structure and Writing Out Heroes: A Chat With the Writer and Editor Behind The Atavist‘s New Issue By Brendan O'Meara Feature In this excerpt from The Creative Nonfiction Podcast, host Brendan O’Meara talks to Katia Savchuk and Atavist editor-in-chief Seyward Darby about their work on “A Crime Beyond Belief.”
Balancing Story and Sentiment: A Chat With the Writer and Editor Behind The Atavist‘s New Issue By Brendan O'Meara Feature In this excerpt from The Creative Nonfiction Podcast, host Brendan O’Meara talks to Kelly Loudenberg and Atavist editor-in-chief Seyward Darby about their work on “The Caregivers.”
Talking Craft With the Writer and Editor Behind The Atavist‘s New Issue By Brendan O'Meara Feature In this excerpt from The Creative Nonfiction Podcast, host Brendan O’Meara talks to Bill Donahue and Atavist editor Jonah Ogles about their work on “The Voyagers.”
Normal Sucks: Author Jonathan Mooney on How Schools Fail Kids with Learning Differences By Mark Armstrong Commentary “We are in a sort of remediation industrial complex.”
‘The Very Top Guy in the Stasi was Personally Involved in Figuring Out How to Destroy Punk.’ By Will Hermes Feature Author Tim Mohr talks about East Germany’s dissident punk rock scene, and its role in bringing down the Berlin Wall in 1989 — the story behind his remarkable new book, ‘Burning Down The Haus.’
The Truth About Writing Fiction From Your Life By Sari Botton Feature A conversation about writing novels that have roots in reality.
Lying Down in the Dirt: An Interview with Denis Johnson By Janet Steen Feature “I thought I’d never publish these things. I thought it was important for me to hide the fact that I’m not right in the head.”
How a 16-Year-Old Boy Was Locked Away Without a Mental Evaluation By Mark Armstrong Highlight An interview with ProPublica’s Sarah Smith about the continued neglect of the mentally ill.