First Draft - Zinzi Clemmons

First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing by Mitzi Rapkin

Jun 22, 202661:55Arts

Zinzi Clemmons was raised in Philadelphia by a South African mother and an American father. Her debut novel, What We Lose was named “Debut Novel of the Year” by Vogue, and received praise from the Atlantic, the Guardian,...

Related Episodes

Continue listening to more episodes from First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing.

First Draft - Roberta Recchia

Sep 7, 2026 - 74:59

Roberta Rossella Recchia was born in Rome and lived for a time in Lille, France, where she earned a maste...

First Draft - James Salter

Aug 31, 2026 - 32:22

James Salter grew up in New York City and was a career officer and Air Force pilot until his mid-thirties...

First Draft - Jess Row

Aug 24, 2026 - 60:27

Jess Row is the author of the novels The New Earth and Your Face in Mine as well as a collection of essay...

First Draft - Richard Russo

Aug 17, 2026 - 77:15

Richard Russo is the author of 11 novels, including most recently, Under the Falls, Somebody’s Fool, Chan...

First Draft - Michael Cunningham (Returns Again)

Aug 10, 2026 - 65:19

Michael Cunningham is a novelist, screenwriter, and educator. His novel The Hours received the PEN/Faulkn...

First Draft - Rachel Eliza Griffiths (Returns)

Aug 3, 2026 - 57:23

Rachel Eliza Griffiths is a poet, multimedia artist, memoirist and novelist. Her literary and visual work...

First Draft - Kevin Powers

Jul 27, 2026 - 56:57

Kevin Powers’ books, including The Yellow Birds, A Line in the Sand, A Shout in the Ruins and poetry coll...

First Draft - Laura Dave

Jul 20, 2026 - 49:32

Laura Dave is the New York Times bestselling author of The Last Thing He Told Me, Eight Hundred Grapes an...