Paul Grondahl discusses this breaking news story with two-time Writers Institute guest Pamela Newkirk, author of Spectacle: The...

NYS Writers Institute Director Paul Grondahl talks with author Dennis Mahoney, whose newest novel Ghostlove recently received a positive...

NYS Writers Institute Director Paul Grondahl talked with Times Union (Hearst Newspapers) Editor and Vice President Casey Seiler last...

In today's post, Paul Grondahl interviews soul singer/songwriter Bryan "Professor Buggy Jive" Thomas. (Editor's note: The interview was...

In this new #indiebookstoreboost post, WAMC Northeast Public Radio's Joe Donahue and NYS Writers Institute Director Paul Grondahl talk...

"Have we really had any change here in this country?" Dr. Alice Green In today's post, NYS Writers Institute Director Paul Grondahl talks...

Acclaimed fiction writer and UAlbany alumnus Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah talks about his mother's struggle with COVID-19 and the...

Over the course of one hour, ten minutes and a couple glasses of wine, Writers Institute Director Paul Grondahl enjoyed a leisurely...

After discussion among its leadership and a commitment to protecting the health and safety of everyone involved during the coronavirus...

A conversation with Madeline Miller, international bestselling author of Circe and The Song of Achilles, about re-imaging mythology and...

Recognizing that commencement ceremonies for colleges -- and high schools -- have been cancelled across the country, we asked a selection...

NYS Poet Alicia Ostriker talks with NYS Writers Institute Director Paul Grondahl about poetry in the age of coronavirus and her own...

University at Albany Distinguished Professor Dr. Jeffrey Berman helps students express, discuss grief, trauma and loss in his English...

An #indiebookstoreboost post to support independent bookstores in the Capital Region during the time of coronavirus An...

Just a pair of UAlbany alumni sitting down for a conversation... New York State Writers Institute director Paul Grondahl (M.A. in...

#IndieBookstoreBoost Independent bookstores are communal gathering places that are central to a vibrant village, town or city. They are...

We were disappointed these COVID-19 protocols forced us to postpone the April 2 Writers Institute event with Jerome Charyn, author of...

We emailed Rick Reilly to find out what he's up to since he visited us in February. One of America’s preeminent sportswriters, Rick was...

Donald Black, 97-year-old World War II vet and Writers Institute contributor, contemplates the coronavirus pandemic in isolation in a...

The New York State Writers Institute at the University at Albany is postponing its inaugural Albany Film Festival, scheduled for March...