Tin House Live : On Writing Toward Joy : Garth Greenwell, Kelly Link & Justin Torres

From Between The Covers : Conversations with Writers in Fiction, Nonfiction & Poetry David Naimon, Milkweed Editions

Recorded on the final day of the 2019 Tin House Summer Writers Workshop, the panel “On Writing Towards Joy” ended the week on a high note. Moderated by Tin House Assistant Books Editor Elizabeth DeMeo, panelists Kelly Link, Garth Greenwell, and Justin Torres unpack a rarely discussed topic. How does one create joy on the page, in the reader? What are the craft questions and existential ones regarding joy? And what exactly is joy and to what ends should it be pursued?