David Small’s graphic memoir, Stitches, is a beautifully rendered account of a horrifying childhood, drawn in shades of gray. He recently answered a few of Rebecca Touger’s questions.

Lynne Sharon Schwartz’s new memoir, Not Now, Voyager, weighs the pros and cons of travel as the she relates her own misadventures around the globe. She recently sat down and answered a few of my questions on her writing.

Rebecca Touger interviews Danzy Senna, author of Where Did You Sleep Last Night? Senna’s memoir is an account of a childhood complicated by divorce and racial identity, and of a search through both sides of her family’s history for answers.

Saïd Sayrafiezadeh’s parents devoted their lives to the Socialist Workers Party, and they did their best to make sure their son followed in their revolutionary footsteps. Rebecca Touger talks to him about family, politics, and life as a young Trotskyite.

Susan Jane Gilman set off for China hoping to become a female Jack Kerouac. She recounts her adventures in Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven, and talks about the book with SMITH contributor Rebecca Touger.