In a magnificent small city clogged with tourists, a woman considers the roles of fate and illusion in the ever-making of a life.

A writer misses writing, so she finds the only possible antidote.

The Renaissance city of Florence, largely associated with art and architecture, also bears a rich literary history, including the birthplace of the poet who created the modern Italian language and still inspires writers and other creatives to this day.

In this, the first of a series of personal interviews, Jules X speaks with Agnès Madrigal about her writing philosophy, the writer as a witness, and the curious relationship between a writer and her characters.

What happens when a writer wants to tell four stories about four women? She builds a house in which each character rents a space in which to live.

Serendipitously, two writers wrote about the same exhibition at San Francisco’s Museum of Modern Art—at two different times, in two different ways.

A woman alone in a room sheds one identity for another—the life of a writer.

In this interview, Agnès Madrigal describes some of the subtler nuances of her novel Jess.

A writer dreams that she is writing the first pages of a new book—the dream reveals an unexpected approach to the novel.

Whether one is in Paris, going to Paris, or merely dreaming of Paris, these six books readily offer immersion into the great literary city—and so much more.

Writing in cafés connects a writer to persons in the real world, not just to the characters in her own mind, but how distinct is the difference?

A woman writing in a café contemplates the possibility of an infinity of images and the impossibility of love with a stranger sitting near to her.

This first draft describes two characters trapped inside a story—but do they know it?

Spirits of various types emerge at a lovely restaurant outside of San Francisco.

Our literary—and other—offerings go beyond Madrigalia, making our work more accessible to all.

Is writing fiction about creating one’s own character as a writer of fiction?

A wine bar in Paris serves as the setting for a story, but were any of the characters ever even there?

Welcome to our excursion through literary Paris, where we journey across a selection of cafés, museums, bookstores, and more to illuminate some of the rich writerly history that can be discovered in the City of Light.

Non-fiction writing begins in the real world, is made out of actual matter, so why do I feel compelled to write it down?

This story reveals the complexities of a writer projecting characters onto others, as well as the perils of traveling with secrets.