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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
Multilingual Wordsmiths, Part 3: Edith Grossman on Reading Spanish and the Pitfalls of Literalism
"Translations aren’t made with tracing paper — two languages do not fit into the same space at the same time."
Liesl SchillingerMay 26, 2016
- Literary Criticism
A Proper Crime Novel
Katrina Niidas Holm interviews Lisa Lutz about her new novel, "The Passenger".
Katrina Niidas HolmMay 25, 2016
- Noir
The Outside Comes Hurtling In
"High Dive" is a powerful, compassionate work of historical fiction that rehumanizes the historical record of The Troubles.
Dan SheehanMay 19, 2016
- Fiction
Terrified and Exhilarated and Desperate
Chris Holm interviews Matthew Quirk about his new novel, "Cold Barrel Zero," and how he researches his stories.
Chris HolmMay 17, 2016
- Noir
Brendan Constantine’s “Dementia, My Darling”: The Poet As Compassionate Extrovert
An interview on poetry about dementia and memory loss with Brendan Constantine.
James CushingMay 16, 2016
- Poetry
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.
Liesl SchillingerMay 16, 2016
- Fiction
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
Chris BeckerMay 13, 2016
- Music
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.
Liesl SchillingerMay 12, 2016
- Fiction
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
Melissa DinsmanMay 9, 2016
- Philosophy & Religion
Anatomy of a Prosecution
Anthony Franze interviews writer and lawyer Jonathan Shapiro about his new novel, "Deadly Force", and his upcoming Amazon show "Trial".
Anthony FranzeMay 7, 2016
- Noir
The Most Beautiful Illusion
An interview with Alejandro Jodorowsky, a filmmaker, poet, novelist, comics writer, mime, actor, soundtrack composer, “psychomagician,” and Tarot reader
Daniel KalderMay 7, 2016
- Fiction