Interview

Sarabande Books http://sarabandebooks.org Buzzfeedcalled You Should Pity Us Instead one of the “most exciting new books of 2016.” We totally concur.  Shelf Unbound: These stories are intense and gut-wrenching,...

Random House http://penguinrandomhouse.com Following in the steps of Richard Ford and Annie Proulx, Wink is the American West’s newest star storyteller.  Shelf Unbound: The title story, “Dog Run Moon,”...

Soft Skull Press http://softskull.com “Tara Ison’s stories locate the pleasure in pain, the victory in betrayal, the beauty in depravity—they walk the line between love and debasement.” —Sarah Gerard,...

Shelf Unbound: You say that Newton’s and Einstein’s theories of space and time are mutually exclusive and you have proposed a new lunar theory. What’s a layman’s description of...

Shelf Unbound: What interested you in writing a novel about a family?  Owen Thomas: Setting the action for a novel in a family context helps to make the story...

Shelf Unbound: Your main character Molly is a quirky original, deemed by a faith healer as an “Angel of Death.” How did you come up with this character? James...

Shelf Unbound: What fueled your interest in the Civil War? J. Arthur Moore: When I was in high school my parents got a monthly magazine, Saturday Evening Post. The...

Shelf Unbound: Your main characters Rachel Lyons and Chase Cohen try to solve the mystery of the theft of a valuable collection of paintings from her uncle’s art gallery....

Shelf Unbound: You came to an epiphany in 2012, which inspired this book. What can you tell us about the epiphany? Joseph Kazden: I have been exploring the nature...

Shelf Unbound: The book begins with Max, an unremarkable guy out on an evening walk, suddenly being engaged in conversation by an angel named Bill. Where did the idea...