Writers’ Room After Hours – November 20, 2025 @ 7:30

The Writers’ Room After Hours focuses on the writing life. Everything you wanted to know – but were afraid to ask. This month with Gish Jen.

Gish Jen is the author of six novels, two books of stories, and two works of nonfiction. Her honors include fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, and the Fulbright Foundation, as well as the Lannan Literary Award for Fiction and the Mildred and Harold Strauss Living Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Her stories have been chosen for The Best American Short Stories five times, including The Best American Short Stories of the Century. She lives with her husband in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Bad Bad Girl is her latest novel.

Gish Jen will be interviewed by Mable Chan.