I sat down with Jedidiah Evans, associate lecturer in writing studies at Sydney University, to talk about what can happen when we read fiction. We discuss reading as forming friendships, how it shapes the way we see the world and ourselves, and freeing ourselves from "must read" lists. We then go on to talk about Jed's work on carceral writing - writing both by and about incarcerated people - and what he hopes this can achieve in closing gaps between what we assume happens in prison and what is actually happening. We also discuss the collaborative, inmate-run writing programs he is currently working on and developing within NSW correctional facilities. Finally we end with a discussion on his book, Look Abroad, Angel: Thomas Wolfe and the Geographies of Longing (out now with University of Georgia Press​)