From the Times Union: Kennedy deconstructs 'Legs' for brain-injured readers
Thank you to the Albany Times Union for giving us permission to reprint this story, originally published in the paper on December 7. “I...
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NYS Writers Institute
- Jun 9, 2022
- 1 min
Video: Gregory Maguire, author of "Wicked," interviewed by Paul Grondahl
Just a pair of UAlbany alumni sitting down for a conversation... Editor's note: This video conversation was first published April 29,...
NYS Writers Institute
- Jan 20, 2021
- 2 min
Novelist Eugene Mirabelli and publisher Bruce McPherson
Acclaimed novelist Eugene Mirabelli has published nearly a dozen novels and he is also an emeritus professor of English at UAlbany. He...
NYS Writers Institute
- Sep 23, 2020
- 1 min
Matthew McElligott: Children's book author/illustrator
“Of course, who isn't a Maurice Sendak fan. Where the Wild Things Are is the classic of picture book literature. I do a whole thing with...
NYS Writers Institute
- Sep 22, 2020
- 2 min
Edwidge Danticat and Kali Fajardo-Anstine: The Joys of the Short Story Form
“I did not set out with any agenda with my work. I obsessively wanted to tell stories and there were certain things from my home life,...
NYS Writers Institute
- Aug 31, 2020
- 1 min
Video interview: novelist Stephen Kiernan
NYS Writers Institute Director Paul Grondahl interviews journalist and novelist Stephen P. Kiernan in this wide-ranging discussion of...
NYS Writers Institute
- Aug 5, 2020
- 4 min
"We'll get through this"-- novelist Claire Messud
We caught up with Claire Messud, a friend of the NYS Writers Institute and "an absolute master storyteller" (Rebecca Carroll, Los Angeles...
NYS Writers Institute
- Jul 7, 2020
- 4 min
Prof. Frankie Bailey's advice: "Put on some music, and dance"
We checked in with Frankie Bailey, mystery writer, UAlbany professor of Criminal Justice, friend of the Writers Institute, and long-time...
NYS Writers Institute
- Jun 25, 2020
- 1 min
Edward Schwarzschild: English professor, TSA agent??
In today's post, NYS Writers Institute Director Paul Grondahl talks with longtime friend, UAlbany English professor, and author Edward...
NYS Writers Institute
- Jun 15, 2020
- 3 min
Author Andrea Barrett's advice: "Read, write, walk, repeat"
We caught up with Andrea Barrett, US National Book Award winner and Adirondack resident who visited SUNY Albany in 2007. Andrea is...
NYS Writers Institute
- Jun 12, 2020
- 3 min
Author Chris Bohjalian's favorite pandemic cocktail is a ...
We checked in with bestselling author Chris Bohjalian who has a new book, The Red Lotus, a thriller set in the US and Vietnam. Chris last...
NYS Writers Institute
- May 21, 2020
- 2 min
A little Q&A with Lorrie Moore
We checked in with Lorrie Moore, major American fiction writer and daughter of Glens Falls, New York. Celebrated for her "askew sense of...
NYS Writers Institute
- May 20, 2020
- 2 min
Madeline Miller, international bestselling author of "Circe" and "The Song of Achilles"
A conversation with Madeline Miller, international bestselling author of Circe and The Song of Achilles, about re-imaging mythology and...
NYS Writers Institute
- Apr 10, 2020
- 2 min
Q&A with T. C. Boyle: Book picks and tips on life during pandemic
We caught up with our friend T. C. Boyle, major American fiction writer and three-time visitor to the NYS Writers Institute, most...
NYS Writers Institute
- Apr 8, 2020
- 2 min
Talking Teddy with novelist Jerome Charyn
We were disappointed these COVID-19 protocols forced us to postpone the April 2 Writers Institute event with Jerome Charyn, author of...
NYS Writers Institute
- Mar 31, 2020
- 2 min
Imagining possible futures with novelist Gish Jen
We renewed our conversation with the brilliant and charming Gish Jen, major American fiction writer and author of the new bestseller, The...
NYS Writers Institute
- Mar 18, 2020
- 3 min
The Irish tradition at the NYS Writers Institute
St. Patrick's Day was a subdued event this year. Social distancing meant no parades, parties, celebrations. Not even a book reading....
NYS Writers Institute
- Mar 13, 2020
- 1 min
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