All Interviews

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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

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  A Conversation Between Nikky Finney and Donika Kelly

  Nikky Finney talks to Donika Kelly about her debut poetry collection, "Bestiary."

  Nikky FinneyNov 14, 2016

  • Poetry

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  The Mood Listener: Barrie Jean Borich interviews Mary Cappello

  Mary Cappello talks about her past work, her book "Life Breaks In," and the joy of being "uncategorizable."

  Barrie Jean BorichNov 13, 2016

  • Memoir & Essay

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  The Terrible and the Possible: An Interview with Ross Gay

  Callie Siskel interviews poet Ross Gay about his new poetry collection, “Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude.”

  Callie SiskelNov 11, 2016

  • Poetry

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  Taking it to the Streets: Feminist Artist Transforms Westwood Blvd. into “Suffragette City”

  Kitty Lindsay talks to artist Lara Schnitger as she tries to transforms Westwood into “Suffragette City.”

  Kitty LindsayNov 10, 2016

  • Art & Architecture

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  Susan Bernofsky Walks the Tightrope: An Interview About Translating Yoko Tawada’s “Memoirs of a Polar Bear”

  Stefanie Sobelle talks to Susan Bernofsky about translating Yoko Tawada's new novel as well as works by Kafka, Hesse, and Robert Walser.

  Stefanie SobelleNov 9, 2016

  • Fiction

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  A Victim of Its Own Success: Mary Beard Discusses the Collapse of the Roman Republic

  Don Franzen talks to Mary Beard about her new book, "SPQR," and how the Roman Republic differs from the American government.

  Don FranzenNov 8, 2016

  • History

  • Politics

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  The Smartest Guy in the Room

  Ben H. Winters interviews Joe Ide about his debut novel “IQ.”

  Ben H. WintersNov 7, 2016

  • Noir

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  A Community Baby

  Laura Bogart talks to Gina Frangello about her new novel, "Every Kind of Wanting."

  Laura BogartOct 30, 2016

  • Fiction

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  True and False Authorities: An Interview with Mark Greif

  Greg Gerke talks to Mark Greif about policing, revolution, and reality TV.

  Greg GerkeOct 29, 2016

  • Cultural Studies

  • Memoir & Essay

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  The Magnetism of the Unknown: An Interview with Beverly Lowry

  Aaron Shulman interviews true crime author Beverly Lowry about her latest book, “Who Killed These Girls? Cold Case: The Yogurt Shop Murders.”

  Aaron ShulmanOct 28, 2016

  • Nonfiction

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  The Un/Masked and the Minstrel: A Conversation with Ruth Ellen Kocher About “Third Voice”

  Oliver de la Paz and Ruth Ellen Kocher discuss her collection “Third Voice,” poetry, minstrelsy, representation, and a more inclusive avant-garde.

  Oliver de la PazOct 24, 2016

  • Poetry