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Alice Mattison, interviewed by Sarai Walker
Alice MattisonThe legendary teacher and writer talks to Sarai Walker about penning a book on writing (The Kite and the String), the importance of diverse voices...
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Viet Thanh Nguyen Talks to Noreen Tomassi
Viet Thanh NguyenViet Thanh Nguyen won the 2015 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize for his debut novel, The Sympathizer. Here, he talks to our Executive Director...
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Tiphanie Yanique Talks to Noreen Tomassi
Tiphanie YaniqueNoreen Tomassi talks to the winner of the 2014 Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize talks about her social responsibility as a writer from the Virgin...
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Margaret Wrinkle, interviewed by Noreen Tomassi
Margaret WrinkleNoreen Tomassi talks to the Center for Fiction’s Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize Winner about growing up in the segregated South, seeking...
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Luis Negrón, Interviewed by Matt Nelson
Matt NelsonMatt Nelson talks with the author of Mundo Cruel about why he doesn’t want to become the next Bolaño, how journalism helps his...
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Renata Adler, interviewed by Dawn Raffel
Renata AdlerDawn Raffel talks with the author of Speedboat and Pitch Dark about transcendant reading, writing a fine sentence, picking a fight, Isaac Babel–and Oprah.
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Sterling Lord, interviewed by Dawn Raffel
Sterling LordDawn Raffel talks with the iconic agent about Kerouac and Kesey, the thrill of discovery, and why physical books matter.
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James Salter, interviewed by Noreen Tomassi
James SalterOn May 15, 2013 the legendary James Salter joined Center Director Noreen Tomassi for a live interview about his novel, All That Is
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Owen King, interviewed by Noreen Tomassi
Owen KingThe author of Double Feature talks with Noreen Tomassi about the long gestation of a first novel, dealing with reviews, managing expectations...
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Ben Fountain Talks to Noreen Tomassi
Ben FountainNoreen Tomassi talks with the winner of the 2012 Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel prize, about Cowboys football, the war in Iraq, being the Imelda...