Adrian Bonenberger is the author of The Afghan Post and The Road Home, a New York Times and Foreign Policy contributor, the founder of Wrath-Bearing Tree, and a combat veteran. 

Brecht De Poortere was born in Belgium and grew up in Africa. He currently lives in Paris, France. His writing has appeared or is forthcoming in the Hudson Review (3rd Prize Short Fiction Contest), the Missouri Review, the Baltimore Review, Grain, X-R-A-Y, The Forge Literary Magazine and Consequence, amongst others. Find him at www.brechtdepoortere.com

Wynter K Miller is the Managing Editor at Electric Literature, where she supports the publication of The Commuter and Recommended Reading. Previously, Wynter served as a contributing editor, Interim Books Editor, and Associate Editor at Electric Lit, and was the Managing Editor of Forum Literary Magazine. Find Wynter at Wynter K Miller | Editor | Writer. Home - Electric Literature   Next episode will be live on November 7th!

Matthew Krajniak earned a PhD in Literature and Creative Writing at the University of Houston as a C. Glenn Cambor fellow. He coedited Wendy Battin: On the Life & Work of an American Master (Unsung Master Series, 2020), and his writing has appeared in Gulf Coast, Poetry Foundation, Willows Wept Review, The Avalon Literary Review, The Wax Paper, and elsewhere. He is the Executive Editor of Consequence Forum, a nonprofit addressing the human consequences of war through literature, art, and community events. Follow Matthew @KrajniakMatthew on Insta. Matthew would also like to extend the following invitation: Please join us in the celebration of our most recent issue. This event is free and open to the public, and is available both in person and via livestream. Honorary Chair:President Emerita Harvard UniversityDrew Gilpin Faust Featured Reader:Poet Laureate of MassachusettsRegie Gibson 6-7p: City Hall Civic Pavilion, 5 Congress St. Home - Consequence Forum

Sarah Starr Murphy is the Managing Editor of The Forge Literary Magazine, and her writing is in The Threepenny Review, Epiphany, Baltimore Review, and many more. She’s eternally writing a novel and never without a book to read. She’s a marathoner with epilepsy, often found wandering the forest in rural New England. Find her at Welcome! | Sarah Starr Murphy; follow her @sarahstarrmurphy.bsky.social and on Insta @sarahstarrmurphy. Home Page - The Forge Literary Magazine

Welcome to How Literature Can Save the World! This is an introduction episode explaining the purpose, interview format, and frequency of the podcast, as well as sharing the books that have changed my life.