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Desire Lines
C. Francis Fisher interviews Madeleine Cravens about her debut book of poems, “Pleasure Principle.”
All Interviews
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.
There’s No Surviving Without Hope
Nicole Graev Lipson interviews Jerald Walker about his new essay collection, “Magically Black.”
Bird by Bird, Brick by Brick
Meredith Maran interviews Danzy Senna about her new novel “Colored Television.”
Our Defining Stains
Emmeline Clein interviews Dream Baby Press co-founder Matt Starr about his debut book of poetry, “Mouthful.”
A Match Made in Memes
Brittany Menjivar interviews actor, filmmaker, and meme admin Peter Vack about his debut novel, “Sillyboy.”
Infinite, Fragmented Anguishes
Tess Pollok interviews Aria Dean about her collection “Bad Infinity,” Afropessimism, police brutality, and Black radical thought, on the one-year anniversary of the book’s release.
That Is the Saddest Story I’ve Ever Heard
Vivian Medithi interviews Lauren Cook about his new collection, “Sex Goblin.”
Get Transfigured
Amit Chaudhuri and James Wood discuss modernism, realism, and Chaudhuri’s three recently reissued novels.
Clouds of Knowledge with Their Ears Open
Ari Braverman interviews Claire Donato about “Kind Mirrors, Ugly Ghosts.”
The Elsewhere Is Always There
Krys Lee speaks with Kevin Barry about place, poetry, and genre in his latest novel, “The Heart in Winter.”
Nothing Happens Nowhere
Ilana Masad interviews Emma Copley Eisenberg about her first novel, “Housemates.”
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