Richard Powers: Each Try Launches Another November 20, 2006 • Richard Powers is the author of nine novels. His latest, The Echo Maker, won the 2006 National Book Award for Fiction. He teaches creative writing at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Scott Turow: Fasten Your Seat Belt and Write November 27, 2006 • We've asked fiction writers from all genres for the essence of noveling: how they write, how they overcome writer's block and their best written sentence. Today's Author: legal thriller Scott Turow
Walter Dean Myers: An Outline Plus Family Advice November 28, 2006 • We've asked fiction writers from all genres for the essence of noveling: how they write, how they overcome writer's block and their best written sentence. Today's Author: children's author Walter Dean Myers.
Neal Pollack: Looks at Checking Account Balance November 27, 2006 • We've asked fiction writers from all genres for the essence of noveling: how they write, how they overcome writer's block and their best written sentence. Today's Author: Neal Pollack
Max Apple: Carry Earplugs. Always. November 28, 2006 • Max Apple is the author of six books, includng I Love Gootie: My Grandmother's Story, a memoir about his relationship with his Yiddish-speaking grandparents. Apple teaches creative writing at the University of Pennsylvania.
Rita Mae Brown: Too Many Mouths to Feed November 27, 2006 • We've asked fiction writers from all genres for the essence of noveling: how they write, how they overcome writer's block and their best written sentence. Today's Author: mystery writer Rita Mae Brown
Lewis Buzbee: 'Invention Invents Itself' November 27, 2006 • Lewis Buzbee is the author of the novel, Fliegelman's Desire, as well as a collection of short stories and a nonfiction book. He has been teaching in the University of San Francisco MFA program since 2000.
Michael Cunningham: Segues Straight From Sleep November 27, 2006 • Michael Cunningham is the author of five novels and one non-fiction book. His most recent novel, Specimen Days, weaves the lives of three characters with the life of Walt Whitman. Cunningham won the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the PEN/Faulkner Award for his 1999 novel The Hours.
Dan Chaon: Meat Is the Reward November 28, 2006 • We've asked fiction writers from all genres for the essence of noveling: how they write, how they overcome writer's block and their best written sentence. Today's Author: Dan Chaon
Kaui Hart Hemmings: Off to the Writer's Room November 27, 2006 • Kaui Hart Hemmings's first novel, The Descendants, will be published by Random House in May. Hemmings grew up in Hawaii and now lives in San Francisco.
Geraldine Brooks: Writes Under Any Circumstances November 20, 2006 • Geraldine Brooks is the author of two nonfiction books and two novels. Her second novel March won the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Brooks lives with her husband and son in Massachusetts.
Nina Schuyler: Writes Like a Crazed Woman November 27, 2006 • Nina Schuyler's debut Novel, The Painting, was named one of the best books of 2004 by the San Francisco Chronicle. She teaches a fiction workshop at the University of San Francisco and is working on her second novel.
Jodi Picoult: You Can't Edit a Blank Page November 22, 2006 • Jodi Picoult is the author of 13 novels. Her most recent, The Tenth Circle, debuted at two on the New York Times bestseller list. She was born and raised on Long Island, studied creative writing at Princeton and currently lives in Hanover, New Hampshire.
Myla Goldberg: Sorry, Muse, No Candles for You November 14, 2006 • Myla Goldberg is the author of the novels Bee Season (that's spelling bees, not stinging bees) and Wickett's Remedy (about the 1918 flu epidemic). She lives in Brooklyn, NY.
Blue Balliett: Clean Socks and Blue Jeans November 23, 2006 • Blue Balliett is the author of two novels for children. Her latest, The Wright 3, is a detective story that takes place in a house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Balliett graduated from Brown University with a degree in art history. She lives with her family and cats in Chicago.
M.T. Anderson: Eats Broccoli, Paces and Hums November 24, 2006 • M.T. Anderson is the author of several books for children and young adults, including The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, the 2006 National Book Award Winner for Young People's Literature and Feed, which was a finalist for the National Book Award in 2002.
Laura Lippman: Churns, Grinds and Cranks December 1, 2006 • Laura Lippman began writing novels while working fulltime as a journalist at The Baltimore Sun. She has written 11, including nine about former journalist Tess Monaghan, an "accidental private eye" with a knack for solving crime on Baltimore's streets.
Gail Tsukiyama: Mundane Activities are Calming November 16, 2006 • Gail Tsukiyama is the author of five novels. Her most recent novel is Dreaming Water. She teaches creative writing at San Francisco State University and is a freelance book reviewer for the San Francisco Chronicle.
Nancy Werlin: Get Thee to a Bread Store November 15, 2006 • Nancy Werlin is the author of six young adult novels. Her latest, The Rules of Survival, is a finalist for the 2006 National Book Awards for Young People's Literature. She lives near Boston, Massachusetts.
Jess Walter: Juggles Different Writing Styles November 15, 2006 • Jess Walter is the author of four novels. His latest, The Zero, is a finalist for the 2006 National Book Award. Walter is also an investigative reporter. He lives in Spokane, Washington.
Mary Gaitskill: Morning, Afternoon or Evening November 15, 2006 • Mary Gaitskill is the author of four novels; her most recent, Veronica, was a finalist for the 2005 National Book Award. Her short story "Secretary" was the basis for the film of the same name.
Jeanne Birdsall: A Nap Clears Everything Right Up November 13, 2006 • Jeanne Birdsall didn't write professionally until the age of 41. She received the 2005 National Book Award for Young People's Literature for her debut novel, The Penderwicks.