Today, we’re sharing ten works that inspired Daniel Sarah Karasik in writing Disobedience. Read on to see how Karasik’s debut novel was influenced by works of speculative fiction, abolitionist writing, and more. Disobedience is a fairly plot-driven novel, and it’s also an attempt to grapple with a set of political questions. How should we understand the relationship […]
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Today, we’re excited to share eight works that inspired Adrienne Gruber in writing her new essay collection Monsters, Martyrs, and Marionettes: Essays on Motherhood. Read on to see how Gruber’s first work of nonfiction was influenced by films, podcasts, essays, and more! Ongoingness: The End of a Diary by Sarah Manguso Sarah Manguso’s Ongoingness was […]
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Today, we’re excited to be sharing seven works that inspired Anne Cathrine Bomann in writing Blue Notes! Read on to see how this newly translated medical thriller was influenced by classic films, scientific studies, and more! “The Dual Process Model of Coping with Bereavement: Rationale and Description” by Margaret Stroebe and Henk Schut To start […]
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We’re so excited to be sharing some works that inspired Hana Shafi in writing People You Know, Places You’ve Been! The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien I know it’s strange that a book of poetry about mundane, average, everyday experiences (and all the beauty and chaos within them) could be inspired by one […]
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Today we’re excited to be sharing ten works that inspired Kathryn Mockler in writing Anecdotes! These are ten works that I engaged with while writing my story collection Anecdotes. It is difficult to select just ten as there are many more, but these are some of the writers, musicians, filmmakers whose work I turned to […]
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Today we’re excited to be sharing nine works that inspired Paola Ferrante in writing Her Body Among Animals! Her Body Among Animals was born out of a mash-up of pop culture and literary influences. Horror and sci-fi movies and series, fairy tales and fabulist writing have all left their marks on this collection. I consider these […]
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