Ampersand: The Poets & Writers Podcast

Cameron Awkward-Rich reads from his second poetry collection, Dispatch.

Sharon Olds reads “Meeting a Stranger” from her poetry collection Arias, published by Alfred A. Knopf in October.

Helen Oyeyemi reads from her new novel, Gingerbread, published in March by Riverhead Books. Audio excerpted courtesy of ... Read more

Kevin Coval reads “Rudy” and “Everything Must Go” from his poetry collection Everything Must Go, published in October by... Read more

Poets Kaveh Akbar, Eve Ewing, and Layli Long Soldier read from their debut books; Jane Hirshfield on reconnecting to you... Read more

Garth Greenwell reads from his novel-in-stories, Cleanness.

Colson Whitehead on his National Book Award–winning novel, The Underground Railroad, and writing after the election. Plu... Read more

George Saunders on his novel, Lincoln in the Bardo; U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera on the importance of poetry i... Read more

Ada Limón reads from her new poetry collection, The Carrying; Rebecca Solnit reads from her new essay collection, Call T... Read more

Lauren Groff reads from her new book, Florida; Terrance Hayes reads from American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassi... Read more

Cori A. Winrock reads from her poetry collection Little Envelope of Earth Conditions.

David Sedaris reads from Theft by Finding; Clint Smith reads from his profile of Kevin Young; Kiki Petrosino reads from ... Read more

Leslie Jamison reads from her new book, The Recovering; Leesa Cross-Smith on writing quiet books; new poetry by Carmen G... Read more

Audio excerpted courtesy Penguin Random House Audio from A Prayer for Travelers by Ruchika Tomar, narrated by Sophie Amo... Read more

Su Hwang reads “Show Me Where It Hurts” from her debut poetry collection, Bodega, published in October by Milkweed Editi... Read more

Michael Chabon on his new novel, Moonglow; readings by Brit Bennett and devorah major; Shakespearean Sonnets in the stre... Read more

Leslie Jamison reads from her new essay collection, Make It Scream, Make It Burn, published in September by Little, Brow... Read more

Tiffany Midge reads “An Open Letter to White Girls Regarding Pumpkin Spice and Cultural Appropriation,” from her memoir ... Read more

Ross Gay reads from The Book of Delights; debut poets Justin Phillip Reed, Fatimah Asghar, José Olivarez, and Analicia S... Read more

Patty Crane reads from her debut poetry collection, Bell I Wake To.