Stories from the Writer's Life with Rina Barone

Stories from the Writer's Life with Rina Barone

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Why I Write

The 5 books Lucy E.M. Black wants you to read
Why I Write: Q & A with author Lucy E.M. Black
 • Rina Barone
Books are the closest artifacts we have to encapsulating the human experience.
Why I Write: Q & A with author and designer Tree Abraham
 • Rina Barone
Shannon Webb-Campbell on writing: “My poems are plants, my fiction is an animal, and my critical works are other organisms..."
Why I Write: Q & A with poet and writer Shannon Webb-Campbell
 • Rina Barone
Martha Bátiz on reading Toni Morrison: A human experience so raw that it had me at the verge of tears
Why I Write: Q & A with Mexican-Canadian writer Martha Bátiz
 • Rina Barone
Arjun Basu on Raymond Carver: He showed me that art can live in the most mundane detail.
Why I Write: Q & A with Montreal writer Arjun Basu
 • Rina Barone
Meredith Hambrock: Writing allows me to feel connected to the world around me.
Why I Write: Q & A with writer Meredith Hambrock
 • Rina Barone
Aaron Kreuter: I really, truly believe that fiction can change the world.
Why I Write: Q & A with novelist, poet and academic Aaron Kreuter
 • Rina Barone
Irish Writer Maggie Armstrong reflects on a life-changing book
"I disappeared into this book, and emerged with a sense that the world is cruel and wanton to those who deserve much more."
 • Rina Barone
Why I Write
Q & A with author David Demchuk
 • Rina Barone
Why I Write
Q & A with author Saad T. Farooqi
 • Rina Barone
Why I Write
Q & A with author Lindsay Zier-Vogel
 • Rina Barone
Why I Write
Q & A with bestselling author Karma Brown
 • Rina Barone
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