All Interviews

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  My Nature is to Dive: An Interview with Poet Mandy Kahn

  Lois P. Jones interviews poet Mandy Kahn about her practice and her collection, “Math, Heaven, Time.”

  Lois P. JonesDec 16, 2016

  • Poetry

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  The San Diego Dream

  Lisa Brackmann interviews Matt Coyle about “Dark Fissures.”

  Lisa BrackmannDec 16, 2016

  • Noir

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  Cover Design in Dangerous Times: An Interview with Peter Mendelsund

  Sam Jaffe Goldstein talks to Peter Mendelsund about some of his most famous designs, including the covers of works by W. G. Sebald and Steig Larsson.

  Sam Jaffe GoldsteinDec 13, 2016

  • Art & Architecture

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  It’s All One Case: A Conversation Between Biographers

  Tom Nolan and Kevin Avery discuss critic Paul Nelson and “The Illustrated Ross Macdonald Archives.”

  Tom NolanDec 12, 2016

  • Biography & Autobiography

  • Noir

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  Mexico’s Enduring Contrasts: An Interview with Nicholas Mainieri

  Andrea Penman-Lomeli interviews New Orleans-based author Nicholas Mainieri about his novel “The Infinite,” which is set along the US-Mexico border.

  Andrea Penman-LomeliDec 10, 2016

  • Fiction

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  Tomboys Don’t Cry

  Edgar Gomez talks to Ivan Coyote about their new book, "Tomboy Survival Guide."

  Edgar GomezDec 7, 2016

  • Gender & Sexuality

  • Politics

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  I Came Back to the World Angrier: An Interview with Lauren Levin

  Alli Warren talks to Lauren Levin about her new poetry collection, "The Braid."

  Alli WarrenDec 4, 2016

  • Poetry

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  I’m Not Doing This for You: An Interview with Laurenn McCubbin

  Ben Novotny Owen talks to Laurenn McCubbin on her place in the comics world.

  Ben Novotny OwenDec 4, 2016

  • Art & Architecture

  • Comics

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  Tracing Octavia Butler’s Footsteps: An Interview with Dr. Ayana A. H. Jamieson

  Ayana A. H. Jamieson talks to Rochell D. Thomas about her research of Octavia Butler.

  Rochell D. ThomasDec 2, 2016

  • SF

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  Carmen de Lavallade: A Homecoming

  Sasha Anawalt talks to Carmen de Lavallade about her return to Los Angeles.

  Sasha AnawaltNov 27, 2016

  • Art & Architecture

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  Michael Chabon, Playing Himself

  Michael Chabon on the blurring between fact and fiction in his newest novel, “Moonglow.”

  Sanders I. BernsteinNov 25, 2016

  • Fiction

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  Make ’Em Laugh

  Janice Rhoshalle Littlejohn talks to Negin Farsad about her new book, "How to Make White People Laugh."

  Janice Rhoshalle LittlejohnNov 24, 2016

  • Memoir & Essay

  • Nonfiction

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  “Small Things, Like the Nature of Happiness”: An Interview with Marcy Dermansky

  Novelist Matthew Salesses talks to Marcy Dermansky about her new book “The Red Car.”

  Matthew SalessesNov 18, 2016

  • Fiction

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  At Home With American Studies: An Interview with ASA President Robert Warrior

  American Studies at its best is a critique of America in the world.

  Sarah MesleNov 18, 2016

  • Cultural Studies

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  The Personal is Political: A Conversation on Race, Love, and “Loving”

  Janice Rhoshalle Littlejohn talks to Jeff Nichols, director of "Loving," "Midnight Special," and "Mud."

  Janice Rhoshalle LittlejohnNov 17, 2016

  • Cultural Studies

  • Film

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  There Are No Royalties in Porn: An Interview with Cindy Gallop, CEO of Make Love Not Porn

  Cindy Gallop, CEO of Make Love Not Porn, is pro-sex, pro-porn, and pro-knowing the difference.

  Sophie BrownerNov 15, 2016

  • Cultural Studies

  • Gender & Sexuality