From Prodigies to Paragons

Recognized early for their gifts, Yaa Gyasi and Sarah Jarosz are now becoming role models. Read More

The Visions of Chip

Samuel R. Delany has witnessed great changes, and he still has hope for more. Read More

What Might Be

Samuel R. Delany and Orkan Telhan interrogate the present to glimpse the future. Read More

The Frolics and Detours of Paul Muldoon

With poetry, Paul Muldoon sought to understand the violence in Ireland during his youth. Read More

Reflexive Cognition

Observation is vivid in the works of Paul Muldoon and Daniel Arsham. Read More

Yusef Komunyakaa: War and Peace

Yusef Komunyakaa’s hope has survived the Jim Crow South and the Vietnam War. Read More

Jennifer Weiner: Mrs. Everything

Jennifer Weiner has channeled early unhappy episodes into character-driven novels. Read More

Virtuous Reality

Yusef Komunyakaa and Jennifer Weiner know that honest work can reveal new truths. Read More

Yiyun Li: From Her Life to Ours

Great suffering drove Yiyun Li to find solace in writing. Read More

Self Realization

Yiyun Li and Miguel Gutierrez have been guided by self-understanding. Read More