Interviews

Geoff Dyer

The essayist on not having a career
James Surowiecki

Jenny Xie

On memory and migration
Maggie Millner

Vivian Gornick

The acclaimed essayist looks back on her career
Meghan O’Rourke

Olga Tokarczuk

The Nobel laureate on her new novel
Rhian Sasseen
and
Jennifer Croft

A.M. Homes

On politics, the novel, and writing satire in a world gone mad
James Surowiecki

Stacey D'Erasmo

The novelist on our tendency to elide the truth
Catherine Barnett

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Interviews

Olga Tokarczuk

The Nobel laureate on her new novel
Rhian Sasseen
and
Jennifer Croft
January 31, 2022
Conversations

Longer Than the Longest Rope

A conversation mediated by art
Canisia Lubrin
and
Dionne Brand
December 1, 2021
Conversations

How the Pandemic Changed Theater

Michael R. Jackson
and
Lileana Blain-Cruz
December 1, 2021
Conversations

Natalie Scenters-Zapico and Dana Levin

Two poets on writing and anxiety
Natalie Scenters-Zapico
and
Dana Levin
December 1, 2021
Conversations

Nathan Alan Davis and Abe Koogler on Finding One’s Voice

Nathan Alan Davis
and
Abe Koogler
December 1, 2021
Conversations

Renee Gladman and Kate Briggs Talk Translation and Form

Kate Briggs
and
Renee Gladman
December 1, 2021

Vivian Gornick

The acclaimed essayist looks back on her career
Meghan O’Rourke
December 1, 2021
Portrait of Paul Sabin.

Who Killed Big Government? A Historian's Surprising Take.

A conversation about the secret history of American liberalism
Paul Sabin
and
James Surowiecki
November 1, 2021
Photo of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins on the Politics of Theater

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
and
Marc Robinson
September 20, 2021
Photos of Maggie Nelson and Simone White

Maggie Nelson and Simone White on Sexual Taboos

Simone White
and
Maggie Nelson
September 20, 2021