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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
“We Are Always Revising Our Stories — and Ourselves”: A Conversation with Maya Shanbhag Lang
A new memoir about the challenges of caring for a mother suffering from dementia.
Kavita DasJun 21, 2020
- Memoir & Essay
No One’s Baby: A Conversation with Emily Adrian
Emily Adrian discusses her new YA novel about the joys and pitfalls of early motherhood.
Juliana RomanoJun 20, 2020
- Fiction
- Young Adult & Children’s Literature
One Voice in a Great Chorus: An Interview with Rebecca Solnit
Meredith Maran talks to writer, historian, and activist Rebecca Solnit about erasure, voicelessness, and her memoir “Recollections of My Nonexistence.”
Meredith MaranJun 15, 2020
- Gender & Sexuality
- Memoir & Essay
Declassified: An Interview with Jessica Pearce Rotondi
Meredith Maran talks to writer Jessica Pearce Rotondi about unresolved grief, hidden political histories, and her debut book, “What We Inherit.”
Meredith MaranJun 12, 2020
En la Brega: An Interview with Kristen Millares Young
Shin Yu Pai talks to Kristen Millares Young about her new novel, “Subduction.”
Shin Yu PaiJun 11, 2020
- Fiction
The Bombardment of Story: An Interview with Ivy Pochoda
Rachel Barenbaum talks to Ivy Pochoda, author of the book “These Women.”
Rachel BarenbaumJun 9, 2020
- Noir