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You always have to be listening.

Calling all cinephiles.

People without clocks had a couple advantages over us.

It’s not escapism—it’s a coping mechanism.

It’s not always who you think.

On this week’s episode of Working, Rumaan Alam talked with children’s author Stuart Gibbs about writing mystery novels for young readers. They talked about his shift to writing for kids, how he manages multiple projects, and his relationship with readers. This partial transcript has been edited and condensed for clarity. Rumaan Alam: You talk about the complexity of writing a plot that is a crime plot that also talks about the extinction of an animal species. That’s a very serious thing. ...

Are there things from your medical training that you use in your writing practice? A number of the shows that I’ve worked on have been set in the medical world. That was a big part of my early career. The first show I did [ Cardiac Arrest]—it was a little like Scrubs—is probably the best example. It was a comedy-drama built around the experiences of interns and residents. Then I did another show a few years later that was a much darker and more complex piece. It was an out-and-out drama ...

On this week’s episode of Working, June Thomas spoke with photographer, filmmaker, and activist Joan E. Biren (also known as JEB) about her groundbreaking 1979 book, Eye to Eye: Portraits of Lesbians. They discussed how she found a diverse cross-section of the community to photograph, the barriers that affected how the book came together, and the gratifying creative process of reissuing the volume in 2021. This partial transcript has been edited and condensed for clarity. June Thomas: I can ...

On this week’s episode of Working, June Thomas spoke with actor and award-winning audiobook narrator Abby Craden about her voice work. They discussed the technical aspects that go into recording an audiobook, her creative license in making narration decisions, and the differences between working on fiction and nonfiction projects. This partial transcript has been edited and condensed for clarity. June Thomas: Let’s talk about the accents, the different tones of voices. I noticed that you do...

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