Writers on the Air - Hardcover

Culled from Donna Seaman’s Chicago radio program, Open Books, this collection of interviews highlights Seaman's in-depth conversations with writers of literary fiction and creative nonfiction. A wide range of topics are discussed, including writers' inspiration, their favorite books, their working and research habits, and their opinion of the state of literature today. An introductory essay accompanies each interview and provides a brief biographical and critical discussion of the author's background and work. Interviews with Margaret Atwood, T. C. Boyle, Sandra Cisneros, Jamaica Kincaid, Chang-rae Lee, Alice McDermott, and Joyce Carol Oates are among those included.

Donna Seaman is an associate editor and reviewer at Booklist and the editor of In Our Nature. She is the creator and host of the radio show Open Books, a public affairs program on WLUW, Loyola University Chicago’s community radio station. She lives in Chicago.