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Multilingual Wordsmiths, Part 2: Michael Hofmann in an Age of Increasing Insufficiency
Michael Hofmann and Liesl Schillinger discuss knowing German and translating the big story.
All Interviews
Jazz for the Thrill of It
Grace Kelly proudly affirms herself as a role model for girls who love music, and the freedom — and fun — that playing jazz can offer
Multilingual Wordsmiths, Part 1: Lydia Davis and Translationese
I enjoy that aspect of writing that doesn’t involve writing one’s own things; I also love the puzzle aspect of it. Translation is writing and a puzzle.
The Digital in the Humanities: An Interview with Bethany Nowviskie
Part 5 of a new series exploring the role of the digital humanities, as well as the digital in the humanities as it currently exists in the US academy
Anatomy of a Prosecution
Anthony Franze interviews writer and lawyer Jonathan Shapiro about his new novel, "Deadly Force", and his upcoming Amazon show "Trial".
The Most Beautiful Illusion
An interview with Alejandro Jodorowsky, a filmmaker, poet, novelist, comics writer, mime, actor, soundtrack composer, “psychomagician,” and Tarot reader
Where Poetry Meets LGBTQ Youth Homelessness
A conversation between two young, trans, latinx poets who mix activism and art: Christopher Soto (a.k.a. Loma) and Joshua Jennifer Espinoza
Reines de la Nuit
Alexander Chee talks opera, the writing life, and his new novel "The Queen of the Night"
That Razor’s Edge
Liz Brixius interviews Nina Sadowsky about her new novel, "Just Fall", a noir set in St. Lucia
Internet User Cory Doctorow
Cory Doctorow discusses his process, projects, and projections for our (perhaps) not so dystopian future.
The Digital in the Humanities: An Interview with Richard Jean So
Part 4 of a new series exploring the role of the digital humanities, as well as the digital in the humanities as it currently exists in the US academy.
What Do You Do If You’re a Useless Man? An Interview with Jarett Kobek
Writer Jarett Kobek is not a big fan of the internet. His new novel, "I Hate the Internet," tells us why.
Collapsing the Distance: Paul Lisicky on Loss, Love, and Joni Mitchell
Claire Luchette interviews Paul Lisicky about his new memoir, "The Narrow Door".
Jerry Stahl Talks to Eric Bogosian, and It’s a Little Dark
Stahl and Bogosian discuss theater, art, punk, literature, film, life, and being artists in a materialistic world.
It’s Always a Surprise: A Conversation with Allison Amend and Others
Allison Amend answers questions from Hemingway, Woolf, Carver, Doctorow, Plimpton, and Peschel.
A Door to Robin Coste Lewis’s Los Angeles
Poet and Los Angeles native Robin Coste Lewis discusses her award-winning collection "Voyage of the Sable Venus."
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