You recently wrote the introduction to the latest edition of Sylvester Judd’s “Margaret.” What drew you to this project?
“Latest edition” implies there’s been some amount of attention to this American novel, when the really hasn’t been.  It’s a book that’s fallen over the cliff of literary history.  The novel is by a neglected New England [...]

How did you decide to become a writer?

I don’t remember it being a conscious decision. I was always a big reader, and a really nerdy kid—I had all sorts of imaginary friends and my mom says on camping trips I’d sit in my tent all day and write myself into whatever book I was reading. [...]

William F. Gilly, a professor of biology at Stanford’s Hopkins Marine Station, has an extensive research history: his work, conducted both in the lab and onboard research vessels, ranges from studies of neuronal biophysics to observations of Humboldt squid behavior. Every other spring, however, Gilly leaves Monterey for Baja in a refurbished fishing boat to [...]

Mike Osborne, a third-year PhD student in the Department of Environmental Earth Systems Scienc,e is teaching “Communicating Environmental Research Using Narratives and Stories” this quarter. He talked to Leland Quarterly about this love of literature, scientific research, and a quality zombie movie.
What motivated you to teach a course about narrative and the environment?
Zombies motivated me. [...]