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The World the Jakarta Method Built: A Conversation with Vincent Bevins
A renowned journalist discusses his new book about US foreign policy during the Cold War era.
Lewis PageJul 25, 2020
Always Dying, Yet Never Dead: An Interview with Francesco Boldizzoni
Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein talks to Francesco Boldizzoni about when capitalism will actually end.
Robin Kaiser-SchatzleinJul 22, 2020
A Stateless Woman: A Conversation with Ava Homa
Amy Reardon interviews Ava Homa about her debut novel, "Daughters of Smoke and Fire."
Amy ReardonJul 21, 2020
Histories of Violence: America Is Not a Fascist State — It’s an Authoritarian One
Brad Evans speaks with Ruth Ben-Ghiat, whose forthcoming book is “Strongmen: From Mussolini to the Present.”
Brad EvansJul 20, 2020
- Histories of Violence
- Politics
Part of a Larger Battle: A Conversation with Thomas Chatterton Williams
Otis Houston follows up with Thomas Chatterton Williams, author of “Self-Portrait in Black and White: Unlearning Race.”
Otis HoustonJul 16, 2020
- Cultural Studies
- Politics
The Good and the Bad, the Honest and the Dishonest: A Conversation with Richard Z. Santos
Amy Gentry interviews Richard Z. Santos, author of the new books “Trust Me.”
Amy GentryJul 15, 2020
- Noir
Making It Sing: A Conversation with Ilona Yazhbin Chavasse, Translator of Yuri Rytkheu’s “When the Whales Leave”
Marina Manoukian interviews Ilona Yazhbin Chavasse, translator of Chukchi author Yuri Rytkheu.
Marina ManoukianJul 14, 2020
- Around the World
- Fiction
True Southern Heritage: An Interview with S. A. Cosby
David Joy interviews writer S. A. Cosby about his new novel, “Blacktop Wasteland.”
David JoyJul 14, 2020
- Noir
When Art Is Life, but All Life Is Work: A Conversation with Leigh Claire La Berge
Wen Zhuang talks with writer Leigh Claire La Berge about the decommodification of labor within academia and the arts.
Wen ZhuangJul 9, 2020
Horror Has Become Normal: An Interview with Gish Jen
Meredith Maran talks to Gish Jen about her latest novel, "The Resisters."
Meredith MaranJul 8, 2020
- Fiction
The Only One Left: A Conversation with James Lloydovich Patterson About Grigori Aleksandrov’s “Circus”
Sasha Razor interviews James Lloydovich Patterson, the son of an African American father and a Soviet mother who became a Soviet actor and author.
Sasha RazorJul 7, 2020
On Mothers, Daughters, and “The Truth”: A Conversation with Juliette Binoche
Eileen G’Sell sits down with actress Juliette Binoche to discuss craft, family dynamics, and her latest work on the film “The Truth.”
Eileen G’SellJul 3, 2020
Revolution, War, and Exile: A Conversation with Nino Haratischvili
A major Georgian novelist discusses her newly translated family epic of 20th-century Georgia.
Shane AndersonJul 2, 2020
- Around the World
- Fiction
“The Difference Between Prison and America Unsettles Me”: A Conversation with Reginald Dwayne Betts
Elisabeth Houston talks with Reginald Dwayne Betts about his recently published collection of poetry, “Felon.”
Elisabeth HoustonJul 2, 2020
- Poetry
The Road Toward Ruin: A Conversation with Neal Pollack
Erika Schickel talks to Neal Pollack about his new memoir “Pothead: My Life as a Marijuana Addict in the Age of Legal Weed.”
Erika SchickelJun 28, 2020
- Memoir & Essay
Know What You’re Making, and Why: A Conversation with Aziza Barnes
Writer Daniel Lisi talks with playwright Aziza Barnes about Los Angeles’s arts landscape and cultural exchange at the theater.
Daniel LisiJun 25, 2020
- Art & Architecture