Ghosts Are Always There: An Interview with Téa Obreht on “Inland”
Rachel Barenbaum talks to writer Téa Obreht about her new novel, "Inland."
Rachel Barenbaum talks to writer Téa Obreht about her new novel, "Inland."
Jim Ruland talks to writer Hanna Jameson about her new novel, “The Last.”
In this monthly series, Scott Timberg interviews musicians on the literary work that has inspired and informed their music.
A best-selling cookbook author discusses the problems with fad diets and the importance of eating well.
Aaron Shulman interviews Courtney Maum about her third novel, “Costalegre,” probing the intersection of art, borders, and the self.
A personal story about fleeing the Iranian Revolution is also an indictment of Western immigration policy.
Jim Gavin talks about “Lodge 49,” his AMC show set in Long Beach.
Rizvana Bradley and Saidiya Hartman talk about Hartman's new book, "Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments."
Andrew Blevins interviews novelist and short story writer Brian Evenson.
Brad Evans speaks with Alex Taek-Gwang Lee, co-editor, with Slavoj Žižek, of “The Idea of Communism 3: The Seoul Conference.”
Sarah Neilson talks to writer Leslie Jamison about her new essay collection, "Make It Scream, Make It Burn."
Emily Sernaker speaks to Ben Folds, musician and author of “A Dream About Lightning Bugs: A Life of Music and Cheap Lessons.”
Naomi Klein on eco-fascism, the power of social movements, and the desperate promise of a Green New Deal.
Gene Kwak talks to Kimberly King Parsons about her short story collection, "Black Light," and how she put it together.
Rita Felski on the limits of critique, the democratization of reading, and the power of the “re-”.
M. Buna speaks with Eli Meyerhoff, an anti-education and alter-education advocate and author of “Beyond Education: Radical Studying for Another World.”