"Right now, I'm still dreaming about that something, something that is neither a novel nor a poem."

"There are two wonderful periods of time for me to write in Iowa: one before 8:00 and one after 17:00, because the sunlight then is so tender and sublime."

"I have the full confidence that anything deeply private is completely universal. So I think what is privately Armenian and privately mine is good literature for everyone to read."

"Our book is about the function of the brain. We argue that we live in a world that is chaotic and often unpredictable, and the book presents our thesis that the brain invents a simplified world to help us navigate this chaos and conduct our daily activities."

Melissa Mogollon stops by the studio to talk about her debut novel Oyé, her time as a graduate student at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, and what she’s working on now. For her piece from the past, Mel shares a list she wrote during her time as a graduate student at the Workshop!

His Broadway show Stereophonic became the most-nominated play in Tony Award history

"I mean this book took me more than 10 years -- I started it while I was at Iowa!"

"One morning, I got out of bed and looked out my window and saw a group of children dressed in full tactical gear."