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“I learned to pack light and listen deeply”: Cass Marketos on her career as an artist and writer

“I learned to pack light and listen deeply”: Cass Marketos on her career as an artist and writer November 20, 2024 Editor’s note I’ve taken a lot of inspiration from Cass over the years. The way that she has repeatedly changed paths and always found what seemed like an even bigger, more exciting adventure at every turn has been a real motivating force. Having written a book, launched several non-profits, been the first employee at… Read More »“I learned to pack light and listen deeply”: Cass Marketos on her career as an artist and writer

We’ll see you again soon.

We’ll see you again soon. November 28, 2023 I’ve been more moved by the interactions I’ve had throughout this inaugural season of Women of Letters than I can say. I’m grateful to you, reader, for having read along with us over these past six months; it’s been a real privilege to prepare these interviews knowing there was someone who would be looking forward to them. I’m grateful to Eden Friesen, not only for her contributions… Read More »We’ll see you again soon.

“I never considered any other path”: Frances Dickey on her career as a writer and professor

“I never considered any other path”: Frances Dickey on her career as a writer and professor November 7, 2023 Editor’s note The field of English literary scholarship is, by nature, not one in which news about writers tends to make headlines. Mostly, this is because the vast majority of works under study were written so long ago that there simply isn’t much possibility for new or unexamined information to come to light. You can only… Read More »“I never considered any other path”: Frances Dickey on her career as a writer and professor

“I’ve been able to find my way”: Jenna Butler on her career as a writer and scholar

“I’ve been able to find my way”: Jenna Butler on her career as a writer and scholar October 17, 2023 Editor’s note “The keeping of bees,” Jenna writes, “is a blending of science and spirit; a passion that is, at its roots, an act of hope.” In her latest book, Revery — a finalist for the 2021 Governor General’s Literary Award for Non-fiction — she invites readers into the rich and deeply moving world of… Read More »“I’ve been able to find my way”: Jenna Butler on her career as a writer and scholar

“I did not think I was following any kind of path”: Nancy K. Miller on her career as a writer and professor

“I did not think I was following any kind of path”: Nancy K. Miller on her career as a writer and professor September 26, 2023 Editor’s note I first discovered Nancy’s work through her 2019 memoir My Brilliant Friends, a rare, richly detailed, and intensely captivating retrospective of what she describes as her lifesaving friendships with three fellow scholars: Carolyn Heilbrun, Diane Middlebrook, and Naomi Schor. Her book found me in a time of need.… Read More »“I did not think I was following any kind of path”: Nancy K. Miller on her career as a writer and professor