/tags/the-write-up The Write Up en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Mon, 03 Jul 2017 18:03:14 GMT /life-arts/2017-07-03/scott-westerfeld-on-secretive-characters-and-why-storytelling-is-a-superpower Scott Westerfeld is a bestselling author of books for both children and adults best known for his young adult series Uglies and Leviathan. While on tour� Mon, 03 Jul 2017 18:03:14 GMT /life-arts/2017-07-03/scott-westerfeld-on-secretive-characters-and-why-storytelling-is-a-superpower Felix Morgan /life-arts/2017-05-25/dan-chaon-on-grief-memory-and-ill-will Dan Chaon's new novel, Ill Will, Chaon explores mystery, death, grief and the personal narratives to which we cling. In this episode of The Write Up,� Thu, 25 May 2017 20:35:00 GMT /life-arts/2017-05-25/dan-chaon-on-grief-memory-and-ill-will Felix Morgan /life-arts/2017-04-25/george-saunders-on-compassion-craft-and-capturing-the-horror-and-beauty-of-our-world In this episode of The Write Up, host Owen Egerton talks to George Saunders about craft, ecstatic empathy and the afterlife in his first novel Lincoln in� Tue, 25 Apr 2017 19:45:57 GMT /life-arts/2017-04-25/george-saunders-on-compassion-craft-and-capturing-the-horror-and-beauty-of-our-world Felix Morgan /life-arts/2016-05-24/juliana-barbassa-dancing-with-the-devil-in-the-city-of-god In this episode of The Write Up, we talk with prizewinning journalist and nonfiction writer Juliana Barbassa about her book Dancing with the Devil in the� Tue, 24 May 2016 16:36:44 GMT /life-arts/2016-05-24/juliana-barbassa-dancing-with-the-devil-in-the-city-of-god Rebecca McInroy , Owen Egerton /life-arts/2016-03-22/amelia-gray-on-nightmares-religion-and-marcus-aurelius It’s always a treat to talk with Amelia Gray. Her imagination, wit, and insight ensure any conversation will shine. And, like her stories, humor and� Tue, 22 Mar 2016 15:35:08 GMT /life-arts/2016-03-22/amelia-gray-on-nightmares-religion-and-marcus-aurelius Owen Egerton, Rebecca McInroy /life-arts/2016-01-25/writer-kirk-lynn-on-escaping-attending-and-destroying-everything On this edition of The Write Up we chat with novelist, playwright, and professor Kirk Lynn about the craft of writing, the adventure of theater, and the� Mon, 25 Jan 2016 19:50:37 GMT /life-arts/2016-01-25/writer-kirk-lynn-on-escaping-attending-and-destroying-everything Rebecca McInroy , Owen Egerton /life-arts/2015-11-23/writer-ada-calhoun-reflects-on-growing-up-on-new-yorks-hippest-street Author and journalist Ada Calhoun's newest book St. Marks is Dead: The Many Lives of America’s Hippest Street chronicles the history of a few select city� Mon, 23 Nov 2015 21:19:26 GMT /life-arts/2015-11-23/writer-ada-calhoun-reflects-on-growing-up-on-new-yorks-hippest-street Rebecca McInroy , Owen Egerton /life-arts/2015-10-19/on-becoming-whole Debra Monroe is an award-winning author of six books and acclaimed university professor. But she was, in her own words, “raised to be a farmer’s wife, a� Mon, 19 Oct 2015 14:28:43 GMT /life-arts/2015-10-19/on-becoming-whole Owen Egerton, Rebecca McInroy /life-arts/2015-07-30/sarah-hepola-on-blackout-remembering-things-i-drank-to-forget Sarah Hepola’s new memoir, Blackout: Remembering Things I Drank to Forget, chronicles her addiction to alcohol with brutal honesty and brilliant humor.� Thu, 30 Jul 2015 18:26:17 GMT /life-arts/2015-07-30/sarah-hepola-on-blackout-remembering-things-i-drank-to-forget Rebecca McInroy , Owen Egerton /life-arts/2015-06-17/k-a-holt-on-zombies-haiku-and-combating-helicopter-parenting It’s a true pleasure to get to sit down with Holt on The Write Up and discuss her craft and career and how she balances daily life, deadlines and being a� Wed, 17 Jun 2015 21:31:56 GMT /life-arts/2015-06-17/k-a-holt-on-zombies-haiku-and-combating-helicopter-parenting Owen Egerton, Rebecca McInroy