RAISED BY FERNS: Q&A with Maya Jewell Zeller
Bloom spoke with Jewell Zeller about her debut memoir, which immerses readers in the miracle of bookmobiles and motherhood—as well as the wisdom of trees, ferns, and water.
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An excerpt from MUD ON THE MOON: A HYBRID MEMOIR
by Nita Noveno
THE SECOND ACT: Kai Maristed on Late Blooming, Being Cut to the Ground, and What Came Next
BLOOM kicks off the new SECOND ACT series with this reflection from Kai Maristed on blooming 'late', changing direction—and then blooming again.
ESQUIRE BALL, STORIES FROM THE GREAT BLACK SWAMP: Q&A with Lisa Slage Robinson
'What emotions and grit and horror could I uncover?'
Shall We? On The Long Run, or A Willingness To Be Ridiculous
What keeps the most innovative, exciting artists going, decade after decade. What will keep BLOOM going?
An Invitation from Bloom's Founding Editor
ICYMI: Join Us for Bloom Book Club + Bloom Monthly Meetups
Announcing Bloom Book Club and Monthly Meetups
New opportunities for connection and community at Bloom
NAMES HAVE BEEN CHANGED: Q&A with Yu-Mei Balasingamchow
'Urgent, prickly, demanding to be taken seriously': on following the voice of an accidental fugitive
"Up the Mountainside" and "Endowment": Two Poems
by Ryan C. Tittle
IN BLOOM: Q&A with Liz Allan
From one of The Observer's best debut novelists of 2026, a story about the power of teenage friendships
The Afterlife of Mrs. Ethel Rigsby-Higginbotham
by Judith Sanders
A METHOD OF REACHING EXTREME ALTITUDES: Q&A with Nancy J. Allen
David Haynes spoke with Allen about her debut short story collection, which is out now from the University of New Mexico Press.
"Remember" and "Biography in Pink": Two Poems
by Diane Elayne Dees
Special Report: Debuting After Fifty panel at AWP
Sara Lippmann, Melanie Pappadis Faranello, Chin-Sun Lee, Nita Noveno and Zeeva Bukai discuss the joys and challenges of debuting after fifty
DISPATCH FROM EVERY SECOND GUESS: Q&A with Megan Gannon
by Shabana Kayum
Special Report: Debut Novelists on Writing Fiction and Making Visual Art
by Leah De Forest
An Excerpt from BELONGING TO THE AIR: A Novel
by Avery Irons
"Rest and Relaxation" and "Collected Correspondences": Two Poems
by Robert D. Taylor
An Excerpt From MULE BOY, A Novel
by Andrew Krivak
An Excerpt from LONDON SOJOURN: Rewriting Life After Retirement
by Rebecca Knuth
BEWARE THE TALL GRASS: Q&A with Ellen Birkett Morris
by Liz Ross