Interviews with some of my favorite close readers
In this series, I asked some of my favorite Substack essayists, Bookstagrammers, and writers to share their reading and writing processes and habits, and tell us about the literary ideas they’re spending time with these days.
Check it out!
And if you’d like to be interviewed, send me a DM!
Close Reader: An interview with Victoria of Beyond Bloomsbury
Today’s interview is with Victoria Walker, the brilliant mind behind the literary biography series on Substack, which features beautiful essays about the lives of writers from Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville West to Agatha Christie and E.M. Forster — among many others.
Close Reader: an interview with Kate Jones of A Narrative of Their Own
Come get to know Kate, the brilliant writer and researcher behind "A Narrative of Their Own."
Close Reader: An interview with Raquel Alvarado
Get to know Raquel, a writer and researcher who runs two incredible Substack newsletters: Solitary Daughter, where she shares weekly cultural essays, and paloma magazine, a monthly, themed lit mag that introduces you to amazing writers, poets, and artists.
Close Reader: An interview with Bri Soler
Meet Bri: the creative behind one of my favorite Bookstagram pages and a deeply honest Substack that explores writing and identity.
Close Reader: an interview with Sayani Sarkar
Sayani is a brilliant, multidisciplinary reader whose tastes and recommendations do not fit into any tidy little box. Come get to know her.
Close Reader: An interview with Alexandra
Alexandra and I were dissertating (and commiserating) at the same time — and now, we're both on Substack. Come learn about her recent reads and upcoming projects.
Close Reader: An interview with Juliana
Juliana is a stunningly gifted reader with a thoughtful annotation style that you can learn a lot from.
Close Reader: An interview with Sarah
Come get to know Sarah—and experience a host of reading recommendations you didn't know you needed.
Close Reader: An interview with Christina
Christina is a graduate student with a fun online presence where she shares days-in-the-life on campus and tells us about her current writing projects. Check out her interview to learn more.
Close Reader: An interview with Michelle
I met Michelle on bookstagram and we quickly bonded over a shared love of modernist literature. Her bookstagram page is a love letter to beautiful novels—come check out her recommendations.
Close Reader: An interview with Christine
This self-identified crone has the best literary tastes of anyone I know. And for good reason: she has a PhD and owns a bookshop. Get to know her and her truly weird lit recommendations here.
Close Reader: An interview with Shelbi Polk
Shelbi is a writer with deep knowledge of the industry. Read the interview to learn more about her.