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Once You Say It Out Loud
Sara-Kate Astrove and Zoe Zolbrod talk about what it means to be a victim.
Sara-Kate AstroveJun 17, 2016
- Memoir & Essay
St. Marks Isn’t Over, It’s Over For You: A Conversation With Ada Calhoun
In “St. Marks Is Dead”, writer Ada Calhoun traces 400 years of the street beginning with Peter Stuyvesant’s expansive farm to the karaoke bars of today.
Emily ColucciJun 16, 2016
- Cultural Studies
Multilingual Wordsmiths, Part 5: Jamey Gambrell, In and Out of Russia
"By reading literature in translation, we become citizens of the world."
Liesl SchillingerJun 15, 2016
- Literary Criticism
Living for Art: A Conversation with Rob Spillman
Rob Spillman comes down from the ledge.
Stephanie NewmanJun 14, 2016
- Memoir & Essay
The Tragedy of the Pit Bull
Tucker Coombe interviews Bronwen Dickey about her new book, “Pit Bull: The Battle over an American Icon”.
Tucker CoombeJun 13, 2016
- Cultural Studies
- History
Islam Hasn’t Had Our Friedrich Schleiermacher: A Conversation with Ayad Akhtar
Jabeen Akhtar interviews playwright, novelist, and screenwriter Ayad Akhtar.
Jabeen AkhtarJun 8, 2016
- Fiction
We Should All Listen
James Ziskin on his signature character, Ellie Stone.
Kim FayJun 8, 2016
- Noir
Maybe We All Got It Coming
Joe Hill on his new novel "The Fireman", apocalyptic literature, and Martha Quinn.
Paul TremblayJun 5, 2016
- Noir
The Bible According to Dr. Mary
"The medieval argument for God’s existence is God defined as that which there is nothing greater than ... I think it’s a cogent argument 700 years later."
Nancy SpillerJun 5, 2016
- Fiction
Grave Disruptions
"I’m not for the status quo, so I don't know how to write anything but untidy, slightly melancholy endings."
Elizabeth LittleJun 4, 2016
- Noir
Literary Subterfuge
Christopher Sorrentino on the publishing industry, the joys of genre cross-pollination, and his new novel, "The Fugitives".
Donald BreckenridgeJun 4, 2016
- Fiction
Every Encounter Is Singular: Gene Kwak interviews Askold Melynyczuk
Gene Kwak and Askold Melnyczuk take on low brow, high brow, and all brow.
Gene KwakJun 2, 2016
- Fiction
Mas Arai-Mania: An Interview with Naomi Hirahara
Steph Cha speaks with author Naomi Hirahara about her Mas Arai series, the tension between Korea and Japan, and how crime fiction can help explore identity.
Steph ChaMay 30, 2016
- Noir
Multilingual Wordsmiths, Part 4: Ann Goldstein on “Ferrante Fever”
"Pasolini is not known as an author as much as a moviemaker. I think his novels are really interesting. And I really like Romano Bilenchi."
Liesl SchillingerMay 29, 2016
- Fiction
#iranelection: An Interview with Negar Mottahedeh on Protest, Play, and the 2009 Green Movement
"People were being witnesses. The were bearing witness in their Tweets, in their videos, in the pictures they were uploading to platforms like Flickr."
Ana MinaMay 28, 2016
- Around the World
A Nasty Tale of Redemption: A Conversation With Susan Rukeyser
MaryAnne Kolton talks with Susan Rukeyser about her novel “Not on Fire, Only Dying”, a lost Kingston, NY, and dealing with anxiety.
MaryAnne KoltonMay 28, 2016
- Fiction