In this 2023 interview, Dr. David Fakunle shares how storytelling and the arts serve as powerful tools for healing and public health, transforming communities through creativity.

Author Bonnie Jo Campbell discusses her novel, "The Waters," a tale set in the rich landscapes of rural Michigan that explores the intricate dynamics within a family of women in a shifting society.

Author Diana Abu-Jaber reflects upon her Jordanian roots, the influence of family on her storytelling, and the inspirations informing her memoirs and novels.

Poet and 2021 NEA Literature Fellow Leslie Sainz discusses her creative process and how, as the daughter of Cuban immigrants, she uses poetry to navigate themes of displacement, tradition, and identity.

“Making the world, not just living in it”: Suzan-Lori Parks discusses her current play, “Sally & Tom.”

Co-founder of I’m Your Neighbor Books Kirsten Cappy builds bridges through children’s literature.

Exploring complexities through short stories: a conversation with author and 2020 NEA Literature Fellow Danielle Evans.

Author and 2015 National Humanities Medalist Isabel Wilkerson discusses her acclaimed first book “The Warmth of Other Suns,” and the profound impact of the Great Migration on every aspect of American culture.

YA and children’s author and curator Cynthia Leitich Smith (Muscogee) discusses the joys and responsibilities of writing and curating authentic Native voices for young readers.

Journalist, author, and filmmaker Sebastian Junger discusses his book Tribe—an exploration of how a fractious society disengaged from war may contribute to PTSD suffered by veterans.

Author Isabel Cañas discusses her novels and the space created by gothic fiction’s trope for exploring issues of social hierarchy, race and gender.

Marking Disability Pride month by revisiting my 2020 interview with Rebekah Taussig who discusses her memoir in essays (and current NEA Big Read title) Sitting Pretty The View from My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body.

2011 MacArthur Fellow, 2021 National Book Award winner, historian, and novelist Tiya Miles discusses how fiction and history meet in her novel.

Jericho Brown reads and discusses his work, his creative process, and Black queer poetry’s capacity to expand concepts of love.

Nicole Chung writes of family and loss with a focus on broader societal failures.

Author and 2021 National Humanities Medalist Amy Tan discusses “The Joy Luck Club,” her writing with its themes of family and identity, and her relationship with her mother.

Author and Library of Congress’s 2023-24 National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Meg Medina wants to spark joy in young readers as they find themselves and others in books.

Ecopoet and two-time NEA Literature Fellow Camille T Dungy on the complications of writing about nature.