Ten Writers on the Books They Are Reading: 2023
Ten authors reveal what they were reading in 2023.
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Ten authors reveal what they were reading in 2023.
The author of fox woman get out! considers authenticity and how to find one’s authentic voice.
“Writing kept me grounded, but it also reopened some wounds.” —Melissa Rivero, author of Flores and Miss Paula
“I struggled with the urge to tame my voice.” —James W. Jennings, author of Wings of Red
The author of The Last Language explores the relationship between individual subjectivity and the ability to suspend disbelief when reading fiction.
“I’m very much a write-when-it-comes kind of writer.” —Kimberly Grey, author of A Mother Is an Intellectual Thing
“Never assume the reader is not as intelligent as you are.” —Sigrid Nunez, author of The Vulnerables
“Write toward what you want to discover.” —Jim Redmond, author of Because You Previously Liked or Played
“Have fun. Make friends.” —Curtis Chin, author of Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant
The author of Recital of the Dark Verses explores poetry and translation as an encounter with “the Other.”