All Interviews

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  PODCAST #60: David Grand

  Colin Marshall talks with David Grand, author of Mount Terminus, a novel set at the intersection of the birth of cinema and modern Los Angeles.

  Colin MarshallMay 29, 2014
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  A Unified Vision

  In his new book of photographs, Stephen Shore explores daily life in Israel and the West Bank — life aside from the conflict. But even life aside from the conflict must acknowledge the conflict.

  Kate WolfMay 27, 2014
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  The Things We Wrote About: The Author of Redeployment on Military Conflict, the Craft of Fiction, and Coming Home

  Klay’s nearly universally acclaimed collection — about our experiences of warfare, on the ground and on the homefront — though promising, is deeply flawed.

  Michael LokessonMay 26, 2014

  • Literary Fiction

• Dancing with the Con

  An interview with Walter Kirn, author of "Blood Will Out"

  David BreithauptMay 25, 2014
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  PODCAST #59: Leslie Jamison

  Colin MarshallMay 14, 2014
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  Three Questions for Maceo Montoya

  Maceo Montoya manages to balance humor with pathos as he challenges our views on immigration, gender roles, and politics.

  Daniel A. OlivasMay 14, 2014
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  Eyes to the Poetry In Motion: A Conversation with Eileen Cronin

  The critically acclaimed author of "Mermaids" on motherhood in an upside down world.

  Michele Botwin RaphaelMay 11, 2014
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  [VIDEO] Terry McMillan on Character, Legacy, and "Who Asked You?"

  Terry McMillan discusses her career, her new book, and how she thinks about character. Part of LARB AV's series from the LA Times Festival of Books.

  LARB AVMay 5, 2014
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  An Active Pursuit: Mesha Maren interviews Daniel Woodrell on Writing, Story, and His Novel The Maid’s Version

  Mesha Maren talks with Daniel Woodrell on jazz, brevity, and the nature of fictionalizing a true story.

  Mesha MarenMay 3, 2014
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  New Life for the Fiction of Julie Hayden: An Interview with Cheryl Strayed

  Cheryl Strayed and S. Kirk Walsh discuss the importance of reprints and the life and work of Julie Hayden.

  S. Kirk WalshMay 1, 2014

  • Literary Fiction

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  PODCAST #58: Mimi Pond

  Acclaimed cartoonist Mimi Ponds talks about her new graphic memoir Over Easy, a story about an art school dropout coming of age in 1970's California.

  Colin MarshallApr 28, 2014

• Three Questions for Cristina Henríquez

  Daniel A. Olivas talks with Cristina Henríquez about her disturbing and beautiful novel on immigrants living in America.

  Daniel A. OlivasApr 27, 2014
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  Where It’s Going to Go: Jayne Anne Phillips on the Writing Process

  Almost a year after her last novel, literary legend Jayne Anne Phillips reflects on her career.

  Rumaan AlamApr 26, 2014
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  Portrait of a Press: Canadian Biblioasis Thrives in “South Detroit”

  Isla McKettaApr 25, 2014
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  For National Poetry Month: Q&A with James Byrne

  James Byrne discusses his efforts to create an anthology of Burmese political poetry as the nation begins to step out of its history of censorship.

  Jerome MurphyApr 25, 2014
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  The Bosnia List: An Interview with Kenan Trebinčević

  Haig Chahinian interviews Kenan Trebincevic, the author of a powerful debut book about the Bosnian war.

  Haig ChahinianApr 20, 2014