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Three Questions for Verónica Reyes Regarding Her Debut Poetry Collection, "Chopper! Chopper!"
Daniel Olivas interviews the self-described “Chicana feminist jota poet from East Los Angeles.”
Daniel A. OlivasFeb 27, 2014
Making True Things More True: An Interview with Dan Chelotti
An interview with poet Dan Chelotti, author of the new book x.
Stacy Elaine DacheuxFeb 25, 2014
Turbulent Years Ahead: An Interview with Ken MacLeod
Jerome WinterFeb 24, 2014
Kit Reed Interviews Scott O’Connor: The Reed/O’Connor Dialogues, Part Two
“I think the world is a strange and mysterious and fascinating place that we only scratch the surface of.”
Kit ReedFeb 19, 2014
Of Writers and Con Men: S. Kirk Walsh Interviews James Magnuson on “Famous Writers I Have Known”
“There are connections between con men and writers. Both are liars. Both are capable of making the implausible plausible.”
S. Kirk WalshFeb 19, 2014
Medication Nation: Jerry Stahl and his new novel, "Happy Mutant Baby Pills"
Jerry Stahl and the drugs that make us who we are, for better and mostly for worse.
David BreithauptFeb 17, 2014
PODCAST #52: David Kipen interviews Jeffrey Lewis
Writer and bookseller David Kipen interviews Jeffrey Lewis, discussing his new novel, The Inquisitor’s Diary.
Feb 13, 2014
Broken Land: An Interview With William Boyle
Brooklyn is a small town in William Boyle’s first novel, Gravesend. He talks here to Anya Groner.
Anya GronerFeb 12, 2014
The End of the Road
Alizah SalarioFeb 9, 2014
On Big Books and War: A Chat with Bob Shacochis
Robert Birnbaum interviews Bob Shacochis on topics ranging from his knowledge of the CIA to his three dogs.
Robert BirnbaumFeb 7, 2014
If I Don’t Write This, I Can’t Go On: An Interview with Rachel Zucker
MOTHERs was not something I could contain. Like my longer poems and like my books of poems, MOTHERs had to expand in a sprawl.
Michael KimballFeb 6, 2014
Poetry & Pornography: An Interview with Dodie Bellamy
Matias Viegener talks with poet and novelist Dodie Bellamy about the position of pornography in today’s literature.
Matias ViegenerFeb 3, 2014
The Great Work and the Compromised Man: An Interview with Norman Manea
Carla Baricz interviews Norman Manea on hooliganism in Romania, the novelistic memoir and the 10th anniversary of The Hooligan’s Return.
Carla BariczFeb 2, 2014
- Literary Fiction
A Conversation with Forrest Gander and Raúl Zurita About “Pinholes in the Night: Essential Poems from Latin America”
An exclusive interview with renowned poet and translator Forrest Gander and Raúl Zurita, recipient of the Chilean National Prize for Literature
Magdalena EdwardsFeb 2, 2014
- Poetry
The Economics of Decisions: An Interview with Peter Mountford
“Yes, we’re all trying to game the system.” Peter Mountford discusses his new novel, The Dismal Science.
Lora ShinnJan 22, 2014
- Economics and Finance
The Book that Everyone Needs to Read
Imanol GalfarsoroJan 19, 2014