For the cover of T Magazine’s “The Greats” issue, Rachel Kushner visits Jonathan Franzen to discuss the internet, capitalism, and California redwoods.

In The New Yorker, Chiasson dissects the power of titles and how form redeems female characters in the poetry of Robin Coste Lewis.

In a new poem for The Atlantic, Spires ponders the cost of perfection.

Iizuka explores the inspiration behind her latest play, Good Kids, the challenges of writing misogyny, and what advice she would give as both a parent and a playwright.

The annual award honors Washington state residents who have made a lasting contribution to literature. D’Ambrosio won for his essay collection, Loitering.

In The New Yorker, an excerpt from Karr’s latest work, The Art of Memoir, discusses how a writer can use carnality to ensure “the reader gets zipped into your skin.”

Tran discusses ghosts, writing in Las Vegas, and interviewing his mother as research for his latest novel, Dragonfish.

Percy talks to the International Festival of Authors about what he would carry in a post-Apocalyptic survival kit and how the isolation of Oregon inspired his work.

The Gish Prize Trust declares Parks' work “challenges contemporary conceptions of race, sexuality, family and society, and is distinguished by its striking wordplay, vibrant wit and uninhibited style.”

Hayes is a poetry finalist for How to Be Drawn, Johnson's Fortune Smiles a finalist for fiction, and Smith is longlisted for her memoir Ordinary Light.