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Play and the Engine of Creation
Julien Crockett interviews Kelly Clancy about gamification, simulations, and her new book “Playing with Reality: How Games Have Shaped Our World.”
All Interviews
A Thunderous Quiet: The Life and Films of Billy Woodberry
Giovanni Vimercati profiles the L.A. Rebellion filmmaker on the occasion of his latest film, the documentary “Mário.”
I Like the Coldness
Madeleine Connors interviews Lili Anolik about her new book, “Didion & Babitz.”
Pure Nightmare Fuel
Anna Marie Cain interviews Brian Evenson about his latest collection, “Good Night, Sleep Tight.”
The Hegemony of What Was Real
Frank Falisi interviews Jeff VanderMeer about his new novel “Absolution.”
I Refuse to Read Novels with a Passport in My Head
Robert Pogue Harrison interviews Kamel Daoud about his 2015 novel, “The Meursault Investigation,” translated by John Cullen.
Is It Possible Not to Die of AIDS?
Joshua Gutterman Tranen speaks with Keiko Lane about her memoir “Blood Loss: A Love Story of AIDS, Activism, and Art.”
It Was Just a More Empathetic Time Online
Lexi Kent-Monning interviews Kristen Felicetti about her new novel, “Log Off.”
Alignment, Not Transition
Hugh Ryan interviews Oliver Radclyffe about gender, late-in-life transition, and Radclyffe’s memoir, “Frighten the Horses.”
Learning from Decadence
Jason Christian interviews Yuri Herrera about “Season of the Swamp,” New Orleans, and Benito Juárez.
Desire Lines
C. Francis Fisher interviews Madeleine Cravens about her debut book of poems, “Pleasure Principle.”
America Is Faustian
Gregory Laski interviews Ed Simon about “Devil’s Contract: The History of the Faustian Bargain.”
Back Seat Witness-Bearing
Anna Marie Cain interviews Sarah Gerard about “Carrie Carolyn Coco: My Friend, Her Murder, and an Obsession with the Unthinkable.”
The Universe Just Doesn’t Care
Kate Durbin interviews Juliet Escoria about her new story collection “You Are the Snake.”
Bringing People Together in a State of Joy
Peter Catapano interviews Alvin Curran about his long career as an avant-garde composer.
The More You Write, the Less You’ll Know
Gregg LaGambina interviews PJ Harvey about her most recent book, album, and international tour.
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