Books We Loved in October, by Sophie Cousens, Maggie O'Farrell, and Darcie Wilde

Interview with Jen Michalski, whose new short story collection, The Company of Strangers, will appear in January 2023.

Books we loved in Sept. 2022, by Anthony Doerr, Melody Grace, and Rosemary Simpson

Tips for keeping background research from overwhelming a story.

Books We Loved in August 2022, by Christina Lauren, Nic Saint, and Phyllis M Skoy.

Interview with author K.B. Jensen, a successful self-published writer of short stories and novels

Books We Loved in July, with entries by Kirstin Chen, Madeleine E. Robins, and Richard Swan

As Five Directions Press winds down its anniversary months (ten years!), individual authors reminisce on their experiences.

Books We Loved in June, by Jen DeLuca, Damon Galgut, and Elles Lohuis. Summer reading, everyone!

Our spotlight beam roams far and wide, so that we can bring you interviews with all sorts of wonderful writers—from flash fiction/memoir...

Books We Loved in May 2022, with nods to Dianne Freeman, Madeline Miller, and Sara A. Mueller.

A short history lesson on Russia, Ukraine, and why their pasts—although entangled—are not the same.

Books We Loved in April, by Teri M. Brown, Ruth Ozeki, and Lindsey J. Palmer.

Books We Loved in March 2022, by Tania Bayard, Colleen Hoover, and Peng Shepherd

Jayne Martin talks to Joan Schweighardt about her new memoir, The Daddy Chronicles, and flash writing.

Books We Loved in February, by Muriel Barbery, Emma Donoghue, and K. B. Owen.

Clothing may appear to be a superficial indicator of character, but there is more to it than you might think.

Well, here it is, a new month and a new year. We hope everyone had a great holiday, with lots of good books to while away the evenings...

Joan Schweighardt interviews Faye Rapaport DesPres about her children's book series featuring stray cats.

Books We Loved in Dec. 2021, by Jenny Bayliss, Jean Meltzer, and Jinny Webber