Literary Conversations series

Collected interviews with Nobel prize winning author, Toni Morrison, revealing her feelings about her life and work as an African-American woman writer.

A collection of two dozen interviews with Vonnegut reflecting his climb to acclaim and his descent in the 1980s.

Presents thirty-six interviews with the playwright from 1940 through 1981.

In this book, the writer displays the same passion, dynamic sense of humor, and sharp observational skills that characterize his work. The interviews, ranging from 1993 to 2007, feature Alexie speaking candidly about the ideas and themes behind poetry collections (I Would Steal Horses, First Indian on the Moon), short story collections (The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven, Ten Little Indians), novels (Indian Killer, Reservation Blues), and screenplays (Smoke Signals). Coeur d Alene through his father and Spokane through his mother, Alexie grew up in Wellpinit on the Spokane Indian Reservation in eastern Washington. Reservation life is a central concern in his work, as are politics, love, contemporary literature, city living (he now lives in Seattle), and his beloved sport of basketball. His wit, polemical engagement, and willingness to confront received notions have made him one of the most popular American Indian writers today.

Contains twenty-five conversations held between Toni Morrison and journalists, scholars, and novelists over the course of nearly thirty years, in which the Nobel Prize-winning author shares her thoughts on her life, work, African-American history and culture, and American society.

A series of interviews with Hemingway.

A collection of interviews in which African-American poet Rita Dove reflects on her life and career.

A collection of thirty-five interviews presents a portrait of John Updike. The collection includes interviews given to scholars, talk-show hosts, newspaper reporters, a religious journal, and others.

Collection of interviews revealing Wright's racial experience and the themes and techniques of his own work.

Presents over two dozen interviews with the author, poet, dramatist, actress, and filmmaker Maya Angelou.