Rebecca Mead, author of My Life in Middlemarch, shares how George Eliot's writing influenced her and what the work taught her about herself, speaking to how literature can be your most faithful and enduring companion. (READ MORE)
Gary Soto, author of What Poets Are Like, recalls his experience writing an emotionally resonant play for San Francisco's Marsh Theater, ultimately learning that while "writing has its routines...the results are anything but."(READ MORE)
Virginia Morell, author of Animal Wise, speaks to an animal's capacity to communicate and the human tendency to misinterpret that which we do not understand. (READ MORE)
Anya von Bremzen, author of Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking, interviews her mother, the book's heroine, inquiring about her experience working with her daughter on their latest effort. (READ MORE)
Koren Zailckas, author of Mother, Mother, shares how her growing up informed her writing, non-fiction and fiction alike. (READ MORE)
Terry Teachout, author of Duke: A Life of Duke Ellington, explains Duke's pivotal decision early in life to sidestep formal training in an effort to go it alone. Turns out, as far as lessons go, he chose a pretty profitable one.(READ MORE)
In his book The Telling Room: A Tale of Love, Betrayal, Revenge, and the World's Greatest Piece of Cheese, Michael Paterniti learned something about his craft and the craft of cheesemaking. Here, he shares that bit during Biographile's Lessons Learned month.(READ MORE)
Vint Virga, D. V. M., the author of The Soul of All Living Creatures, shares a life-changing experience that taught him about the power of compassion and meaningful connections. (READ MORE)
The editor of a forthcoming collection of essays by Norman Mailer, Mind of an Outlaw, shares what he learned about the editing process and about Mailer in Biographile's Lessons Learned month.(READ MORE)
Graham Nash, the author of Wild Tales: A Rock & Roll Life and founding member of The Hollies and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, shares how to best take advantage of every moment, living each day with an open heart and mind.(READ MORE)
