Esteemed actor, comedian, director, playwright, and screenwriter, Elaine May, shares insights on the art of writing comedy in this talk from 1997.

Aimee Nezhukumatathil and Kawai Strong Washburn talk about writing and the environment in this conversation from the 2020 Portland Book Festival.

Jon Raymond and Dao Strom discuss multidisciplinary writing and artistry with Oregon Poet Laureate Anis Mojgani at Pickathon music festival.

Scottish novelist Douglas Stuart discusses his latest work, Young Mungo, with Omar El Akkad in this conversation at Powells Books.

Reza Aslan discusses his latest book, An American Martyr in Persia, Howard Baskerville, and Iranian history with Andrew Proctor at #PDXBookFest.

Louise Erdrich talks with Trevino Brings Plenty about her latest novel, The Sentence, at the 2021 Portland Book Festival.

Leslie Marmon Silko discusses her first book of nonfiction, The Turquoise Ledge, in this 2010 conversation with Molly Gloss.

Feminist themes at the 2021 #PDXBookFest with Julia Cooke exploring the history of Pan Am, and Lauren Groff sharing her revisionist history novel Matrix.

Naomi Duguid discusses The Miracle of Salt with Liz Crain in this conversation recorded as a part of 2022 #PDXBookFest.

Writer Karen Russell chats with Oregon Symphonys Gabriel Kahane in this conversation for 2022 #PDXBookFest.