author interviews

A local photographer documents the Appalachian Mountains.

Marilynne Robinson has written many well-known essays and novels. Her latest book reinterprets the book of Genesis.

We’ll go On the Record with a former Baltimore City school teacher who’s written a guide to help teachers prioritize their mental health. When the challenges of testing, grading, and classroom management are overwhelming, how can teachers find space for joy?

In her latest novel, “Saint Seducing Gold,” author Brittany Williams depicts the courage and complexity of sword-wielding teenager Joan Sands.

We’ll go On the Record with a constitutional scholar who argues the only way to fix our dysfunctional democracy is to bulk up the House of Representatives with multiple parties--beyond Democrat and Republican.

We’ll go On the Record with writer Mako Yoshikawa. Her estranged father’s death - the day before her wedding - set Yoshikawa on a journey to untangle his mental illness, his stalled career as a physicist, and his cruelty. What did she find?

We’ll go On the Record with MIchele Norris, whose “Race Card Project” asks for super-short messages about race. They’re the heart of her new book: "Our Hidden Conversations: What Americans Really Think About Race And Identity."

We'll go On the Record with the head of the Maryland Writers' Association to discuss what networking and critique mean for those who write alone.

We’ll go On the Record with the novelist who spins into one day--Ana’s 60th birthday--all the joys and stresses of Ana’s complex life.

We’ll go On the Record with the co-editor of a new anthology of short stories by Indigenous authors, and one of the contributors. What is dark fiction? And what power do scary and unsettling stories have to transfix readers?