Finding My Way: A Conversation with Alden Jones
Dinah Lenney talks with Alden Jones about her latest book, “The Wanting Was a Wilderness.”
Memoir & Essay
"The older one grows, the more one likes indecency." — Virginia Woolf
East of the Eastside
A crowd-sourced history of a neglected SoCal community.
Right There in Blank and White
Megan Ward investigates the relationship between blankness and whiteness
Unlearning a White American Dream: On Meredith Talusan’s “Fairest”
Michael Valinsky reviews Meredith Talusan’s memoir, “Fairest,” about growing up trans and albino in the Philippines and the United States.
The Company We Keep: An Interview with Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman
Elizabeth DeWolf talks with Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman about their new book, “Big Friendship.”
Upending the Travelogue: A Conversation with Sophy Roberts
Sophy Roberts goes on an untraditional quest.
The Enigma of Gloom: On George Scialabba’s “How To Be Depressed”
Gerald Russello looks into “How To Be Depressed,” the new book from George Scialabba.
Rapt Rereadings
Viv Groskop’s new book is a passionate love letter to the classics of French literature.
Heroin Heroism: On the Rock ’n’ Roll Survivor Narrative
John Tottenham plows through the genre of the rock ’n’ roll memoir.
Immigration, Masculinity, Punk Rock: A Conversation with Phuc Tran
A Vietnamese American memoirist on the pressures of assimilation, toxic masculinity, and anti-Black racism.
Narrative of My Heart: A Conversation with Natasha Trethewey
Yvonne Conza interviews Natasha Trethewey about her new book, “Memorial Drive: A Daughter’s Memoir.”
The Limit of Lyrical Thinking: A Conversation with Susan Briante
Roberto Tejada talks with Susan Briante about migration, documentary poetics, and her new book “Defacing the Monument.”
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