All Interviews

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  In the Virtual Actual World: A Conversation with Jo Ann Beard

  Jo Ann Beard and Rachel DeWoskin discuss Beard’s new essay collection, “Festival Days.”

  Rachel DeWoskinMar 9, 2021

  • Memoir & Essay

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  The Silenced Nuances of the Opioid Crisis: A Conversation with Carl L. Hart

  Travis Lupick asks Carl L. Hart about his book “Drug Use for Grown-Ups: Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear.”

  Travis LupickMar 6, 2021

  • Nonfiction

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  Activating the Glitch: A Conversation with Legacy Russell

  Sara Black McCulloch talks with Legacy Russell about “Glitch Feminism” and new ways of thinking resistance in the virtual world.

  Sara Black McCullochMar 5, 2021

  • Science & Technology

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  Writing Toward Communal Responsibility: A Conversation with Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore

  In “The Freezer Door,” Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore questions everything.

  M. BunaMar 4, 2021

  • Gender & Sexuality

  • Poetry

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  Dear Readers, Open Your Eyes: A Conversation with Jon Boilard

  Trish Crapo talks with writer Jon Boilard about his new book, "Junk City."

  Trish CrapoMar 3, 2021

  • Fiction

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  Dead Serious Absurdity: A Conversation with Tod Goldberg

  Ivy Pochoda talks with Tod Goldbery about “The Low Desert,” his new story collection.

  Ivy PochodaMar 2, 2021

  • Noir

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  Fake Accounts and the Reality of Fiction: A Conversation with Lauren Oyler

  Sean Hooks talks with Lauren Oyler about hyperattention, utopianism in contemporary fiction, and her new book, “Fake Accounts.”

  Sean HooksMar 2, 2021

  • Fiction

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  Histories of Violence: Violence, Power, and Privilege

  Brad Evans speaks with Vincent Brown. A conversation in Brad Evans’s “Histories of Violence” series.

  Brad EvansMar 1, 2021

  • Histories of Violence

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  Following the Shame: A Conversation with Deborah A. Lott

  Barbara Abercrombie interviews Deborah A. Lott about her recent memoir, and shares her own methods along the way.

  Barbara AbercrombieFeb 28, 2021

  • Memoir & Essay

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  On Digital Queerness: A Conversation with Chris Stedman

  Matt Wille interviews Chris Stedman on the intersections between queerness, the internet, and the search for a real self.

  Matt WilleFeb 28, 2021

  • Gender & Sexuality

  • Science & Technology

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  I Knocked on the Window and Waved: An Interview with Suleika Jaouad

  Dinah Lenney talks with writer Suleika Jaouad about her new memoir, "Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted."

  Dinah LenneyFeb 23, 2021

  • Memoir & Essay

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  Forgive and Remember: A Conversation with Susan Shapiro

  Sara-Kate Astrove asks Susan Shapiro about her memoir, “The Forgiveness Tour: How to Find the Perfect Apology.”

  Sara-Kate AstroveFeb 21, 2021

  • Memoir & Essay

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  Signs of Life in a Surreal World: A Conversation with Charlotte Mandell on Breton and Soupault’s “The Magnetic Fields”

  Paul Maziar talks with Charlotte Mandell about her new translation of Breton and Soupault’s “The Magnetic Fields.”

  Paul MaziarFeb 21, 2021

  • Around the World

  • Poetry

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  Moving Houses: A Conversation with Zenobia Frost

  Kate Durbin interviews Zenobia Frost about her new book, “After the Demolition.”

  Kate DurbinFeb 20, 2021

  • Around the World

  • Poetry

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  Who Does the United States Belong to?: A Conversation with Laila Lalami

  The Pulitzer Prize–nominated novelist on the Trump-inspired invasion of the US Capitol.

  Abbie ReeseFeb 17, 2021

  • Fiction

  • Politics

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  Open the Portal: A Conversation with Patricia Lockwood

  Patricia Lockwood discusses her new novel and all things Twitter.

  Jenna MahaleFeb 16, 2021

  • Fiction