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When the Mask Comes Off: An Interview with Steph Post
Erica Wright interviews Steph Post about her new novel, “Miraculum.”
Erica WrightMar 14, 2019
- Noir
“Maybe We Can Never Go Back”: An Interview with Moshe Sakal
An Israeli author discusses his first novel in English translation, “The Diamond Setter.”
Shoshana OlidortMar 6, 2019
- Around the World
- Fiction
Dancing Between Worlds: An Interview with Saul Williams
On Saul Williams’s blended family; his love for Ntozake Shange; and his latest project, Neptune Frost, the graphic novel and its musical.
DJ Lynnée DeniseMar 5, 2019
On Gravity and Play: In Conversation with Amit Chaudhuri
Amit Chaudhuri on literary activism, alternative modernisms, and the comedy of friendship.
Sumana RoyMar 4, 2019
Storytelling Can Change the World: An Interview with Ashley and Leslie Saunders
An interview with the authors of a new YA dystopia.
Jonathan AlexanderMar 2, 2019
- Young Adult & Children’s Literature
Bigger Than the USSR: A Conversation with Nick Srnicek, Author of “Platform Capitalism”
Tobias Haberkorn asks Nick Srnicek about his recent book, “Platform Capitalism,” monopolies, and planned economies.
Tobias HaberkornMar 2, 2019
The Catalan Paradox: Writers, Editors, and Translators on the Literature of a Stateless Language
A series of conversations on the state of Catalan literature. In this inaugural edition, Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi talks to Quim Monzó.
Azareen Van der Vliet OloomiMar 1, 2019
- Around the World
- Fiction
You Can Never Be Annihilated: An Interview with Dorothea Lasky
Natalie Eilbert interviews poet Dorothea Lasky about her new collection, “Milk.”
Natalie EilbertFeb 28, 2019
- Poetry
Thinking About the What-Ifs: A Conversation with Robin Marty About “Handbook for a Post-Roe America”
Eleanor J. Bader speaks to Robin Marty, author of “Handbook for a Post-Roe America.”
Eleanor J. BaderFeb 24, 2019
- Gender & Sexuality
- Politics
Social Practices: An Interview with Chris Kraus
“People always thought of L.A. as representing the future. The future is probably someplace else now.”
Maeve HannaFeb 23, 2019
- Art & Architecture
“Immerse Yourself”: Jodie Lynn Zdrok on the Pleasures of Historical Fiction
A new YA author discusses her historical mystery set in 19th-century Paris.
Brianna BranchFeb 23, 2019
- Young Adult & Children’s Literature
The Center Is Not the Center: An Interview with Chris Kraus
Talking to Chris Kraus about art, Baudrillard, and where artists should live.
Sophie T. LvoffFeb 23, 2019
- Art & Architecture
The Never-Ending Search for Transcendence: A Conversation with Peter Stamm
GD Dess speaks with Peter Stamm about his “optimistic belief in the possibility of transcendence.”
GD DessFeb 21, 2019
- Around the World
- Fiction
What Is Good in Man Is Love: An Interview with Elias Khoury
A lion of Lebanese literature reflects on art, religion, memory, and pain.
Tom ZoellnerFeb 18, 2019
An Interview with Nick Harkaway: Algorithmic Futures, Literary Fractals, and Mimetic Immortality
Award-winning science fiction writer Nick Harkaway discusses his novel “Gnomon,” the relationship between technology and society, and his creative process.
Eliot PeperFeb 17, 2019
- SF
What Democracy Looks Like
An interview with Astra Taylor about her new movie, "What Is Democracy?"
Thea RiofrancosFeb 15, 2019