All Interviews

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  Nobody’s Life Is a Joke: An Interview with John McManus

  John McManus sees the terrible humor in loss while lodging the admonition that nobody’s life is a joke.

  Jonathan StevensonMar 12, 2016

  • Fiction

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  We Need to Talk

  Kaitlyn Greenidge discusses the limits of language, family roles, and the tools we use to talk about the past.

  Ellie DukeMar 8, 2016

  • Fiction

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  One Level Up: A Conversation with John Andrew Fredrick

  John McIntyre interviews John Andrew Fredrick.

  John McIntyreMar 4, 2016

  • Fiction

  • Music

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  Pure Fruit

  Katherine Taylor discusses her writing process, the autobiographical nature of writing, and the inspiration in California's Central Valley.

  Matthew SpecktorMar 3, 2016

  • Fiction

  • Memoir & Essay

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  The Digital in the Humanities: An Interview with Franco Moretti

  Part 1 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 DinsmanMar 2, 2016

  • Philosophy & Religion

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  Ugliness and Glamour

  Megan Abbott interviews Alison Gaylin

  Megan AbbottFeb 27, 2016

  • Noir

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  Not the Usual South Asian Muslim Suspects

  Tanwi Nandini Islam speaks on the inspiration for her award-winning novel "Bright Lines" and its richly drawn South Asian Muslim characters.

  Neelanjana BanerjeeFeb 26, 2016

  • Fiction

• On Leaving, Love, and Country: An Interview with Colm Tóibín

  An interview with Colm Tóibín, author of "Brooklyn."

  Greg LondeFeb 25, 2016

  • Film

• Bodies on the Line

  Justin Campbell interviews the author, pastor, and public intellectual Rev. Osagyefo Uhuru Sekou.

  Justin CampbellFeb 25, 2016

  • Politics

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  The Whole Ball of Wax in a Nutshell

  Paul Tremblay interviews Peter Straub.

  Paul TremblayFeb 21, 2016

  • Noir

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  Violet and Violent: A Conversation with Melissa Green

  A rare interview with Melissa Green, whose singular poetic sensibility comes through in the new collection Magpiety.

  Sumita ChakrabortyFeb 21, 2016

  • Memoir & Essay

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  Literature and Close Reading: An Interview with Andreas Huyssen

  In "Miniature Metropolis: Literature in an Age of Photography and Film," Huyssen returns to two of the things he loves most: literature and close reading.

  Eric BulsonFeb 19, 2016

  • Literary Criticism

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  “How I Became This Woman with Razor Blades Between Her Teeth”: Making the Sonia Sanchez Story

  When we talk about the Civil Rights Movement, we often don't talk about the women who fought for blackness, beauty, and power — women like Sonia Sanchez.

  Janice Rhoshalle LittlejohnFeb 15, 2016

  • Film

  • Politics

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  The City of No Illusions

  Steph Cha interviews Ed Park about "Buffalo Noir."

  Steph ChaFeb 12, 2016

  • Noir

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  Adapting Magic: An Interview with TV Writer Henry Alonso Myers

  In conversation with a TV writer for SyFy's adaptation of Lev Grossman's The Magicians

  Sarah MesleFeb 11, 2016

  • Television

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  The Dark Triangle: An Interview with Scott Adlerberg

  Alex Segura interviews Scott Adlerberg.

  Alex SeguraFeb 9, 2016

  • Noir