Christine Yu’s Up to Speed: The Groundbreaking Science of Women Athletes is out now from Riverhead Books. She sat down to answer questions on women in sports, athletic development, and research for her book.

Rachel Corsini’s debut novel Sushi and Sea Lions (Creative James Media) was published in May. She sat down to answer questions on disillusionment, self-discovery, and vulnerability.

jason b. crawford’s debut full-length poetry book, Year of the Unicorn Kidz, is out from Sundress Publications. They sat down to answer questions about the intersections of identity, gender, and sexuality, vulnerability in poetry, and the therapeutic value of dance.

Wendy Wimmer’s debut short story collection, Entry Level, won the 2021 Fiction Prize from Autumn House Press. She sat down to answer questions on identity, loneliness, and her writing process.

Diane Billas’s debut YA novel, Does Love Always Win?, is available for pre-order from Creative James Media. She sat down to answer questions on writing YA, music in books, and her favorite Gen Z slang.

Tucker Leighty-Phillips’ debut fiction chapbook, Maybe This Is What I Deserve, won the 2022 Fiction Chapbook Contest judged by Isle McElroy from Split/Lip Press. Maybe This Is What I Deserve releases in June 2023 from Split/Lip Press. He sat down to answer questions about the universe in literature, the rhythm and cadence of his words, and the inspirations behind his stories.

Christine Sneed’s novel, Please Be Advised: A Novel in Memos, was released in October 2022 from 7.13 Books. She sat down to answer questions on humor, her writing process, and office memos.

BeeLyn Naihiwet’s full-length poetry book, Plenty., is out from FinishingLine Press. She sat down to answer questions about the personal and the universal, the power and destruction of love, and the intersections of identity and gender.

Katie Manning’s poetry collection, Hereverent, is out now from Agape Editions. She sat down to answer questions on her collection, line breaks in poetry, and what’d she’d be if she wasn’t a rhinoceros.

Anne Barngrover’s poetry collection, Everwhen, is out now from the University of Akron Press. She sat down to answer questions on time, hope and grief, and poetry style.

Zephaniah Sole’s novel, A Crime in the Land of 7,000 Islands, is out from Black Spring Press. He sat down to answer questions on his book, exploitation, and generational trauma.

Gloria Beth Amodeo’s debut memoir, God’s Ex-Girlfriend, is available from IG Publishing. She sat down to answer questions on audience, revisiting the past, and the balance of the personal vs. the critical in memoir.

Dr. Kelly S. Thompson’s memoir, Still, I Cannot Save You, is out now from Penguin Random House. She sat down to answer questions on grief, honesty, and the value of literature and art.

Christi Nogle’s short story collection, The Best of Our Past, the Worst of Our Future, releases in February 2023 from Flame Tree Press. She sat down to answer questions on ghost stories, horror, and the gothic in everyone.

Matthew E. Henry's poetry collection, the Colored page, was released in July 2022 from Sundress Publications. He sat down to answer questions on microaggressions in education, poetry form, and character authenticity.

Ari Honarvar's debut novel, A Girl Called Rumi (Forest Avenue Press, 2021), won a 2022 Nautilus Book Award. She sat down to answer questions on dancing, magical realism, and Iran.

Cynthia Robinson Young’s debut chapbook, Migration, was released in 2018 by Finishing Line Press. She sat down to answer questions on her work, ghosts, and accessibility in poetry.

Virgie Townsend’s debut short story collection, Because We Were Christian Girls, came out in October 2022 from Black Lawrence Press. She sat down to answer questions on gender conformance, grief, and her current obsessions.