Susan Minot /ˈmaɪnət/ (born 7 December 1956) is an American novelist and short story writer. Read full biography of Susan Minot →
David Gulden captures animals in all their wonder and intrigue, without glorifying or romanticizing them. He knows Kenya's wildlife intimately... →
I love 'Anna Karenina.' It's in the top five books on my list. Tolstoy is unsurpassed in combining the grand with the trivial, that is... →
I remember when I was in graduate school and someone in workshop would say, 'I'm going to bring in a chapter of my novel.' The thought... →
I went to graduate school with zero expectation. I kind of backed into it. I wanted to go back to school because I felt gaps in my literary... →
Longing, for everyone, is always there, isn't it? More intense at some times than others. You get closer to less longing - an odd metaphoric... →
Minimalism has a connotation of being reductive, and not in the best way. 'Brevetist' is a better term. I'm trying to be as concise as... →
People can have a variety of concerns at the same time. Even those undergoing grave or traumatic experiences will acknowledge the need for lightness... →
When I was in my teens and twenties, I could see friends expressing how radical they were, and I envied them, the way they lived, the way they... →
When I was younger, I suppose I was interested in checking out as much about writing as I could: bad, weird, irritating, even things not-to-my-taste.... →
Susan Minot /ˈmaɪnət/ (born 7 December 1956) is an American novelist and short story writer.