W Scott Olsen Talks About The Making Of His New Book On The Crit House

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In this episode of The Crit House: Book Edition, Jeff Larason talks with Scott Olsen about his newest release, Fargo Street, a black-and-white photographic portrait of downtown Fargo and Moorhead.

W. Scott Olsen is a writer, photographer, pilot, and professor of English at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota. Born in Kansas City and raised in the Chicago suburbs, Scott is the author of eleven books of narrative nonfiction and the former editor of Ascent, a national literary magazine. He is a regular contributor to the FRAMES platform, where he writes reviews, hosts podcasts, and leads the Reading Frames series. His photography—often rooted in documentary street work—has been featured in solo and group exhibitions and published in both national and international magazines.

Photographer Neal Rantoul Discusses The Role Of Books In His Career

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Jeff Larason (The Crit House) offers a second installment in his new series on photographers’ books.

Photographer Neal Rantoul shares insights on how creating books fuels his creative life.

“Neal Rantoul is a career artist and educator. He retired after 30 years as head of the Photo Program at Northeastern University in Boston in 2012. He taught at Harvard University for thirteen years as well. He now devotes his efforts full time to making new work and bringing earlier work to a national and international audience. With over 60 one-person exhibitions over the length of his career.” He’s produced dozens of books of his work.