Souvankham Thammavongsa

Souvankham Thammavongsa joins me to talk about the discipline of not wasting a reader’s time, the risks of being read as earnest, and the role of wit and irony. We also discuss how time can act as a container for a life on the page—and what it takes to protect one's love of writing.

Souvankham is the bestselling author of the novel Pick a Color, the story collection How to Pronounce Knife, and four books of poetry.

What is The Writer's Bio(luminescent) Podcast?

The Writer’s Bio(luminescent) Podcast offers deep-dive conversations with illuminating writers. Each episode opens with a brief, writerly portrait and moves into a discussion about craft, creativity, and the life behind the work. Every conversation includes a reading and the space to explore what really matters, both on and off the page, with insights that might offer a quiet glow.