Gail Godwin has earned three National Book Award nominations for work that includes five New York Times bestsellers. Her most recent novel is entitled Unfinished Desires. Her memoir The Making of a Writer: Journals, 1961–1963, was published in 2006; in 2010 a concluding volume will cover the years 1963–1970. Godwin lives and writes in Woodstock, New York.

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<em>Unfinished Desires</em>&nbsp;Preview

While completing her novel Unfinished Desires, Godwin spoke with Narrative editor Pia Z. Ehrhardt about the novel, her work across a lifetime, and the ambitions of an aging author. She also graced us with a reading from Unfinished Desires. Our interview with Godwin can be read in its entirety here.

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