Interviews

Rachel Cusk

The novelist on the “feminine non-state of non-being”
Merve Emre

Elisa Gonzalez

The poet on sisterhood and grief
Maggie Millner

Jamel Brinkley

The writer on perspective and positions of power
Elliott Holt

Raven Leilani

On writing black interiority
Rizvana Bradley

Fady Joudah

The poet on how the war in Gaza changed his work
Aria Aber

Adam Shatz

The author on Frantz Fanon, revolution, violence, and the psychology of oppression
James Surowiecki

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Interviews

Geoff Dyer

The essayist on not having a career
James Surowiecki
December 6, 2022

Stacey D'Erasmo

The novelist on our tendency to elide the truth
Catherine Barnett
November 7, 2022

Ama Codjoe

The poet on writing the Black feminine nude
Rachel Mannheimer
October 19, 2022

A.M. Homes

On politics, the novel, and writing satire in a world gone mad
James Surowiecki
October 3, 2022
Conversations

Emily Ogden and Dana Spiotta

Reckoning with middle age and complicity
Emily Ogden
and
Dana Spiotta
September 1, 2022
Conversations

Raising the Dead

Three writers on engaging and honoring their ghosts
Aricka Foreman,
Krista Franklin,
and
avery r. young
July 11, 2022

Jenny Xie

The poet on memory and migration
Maggie Millner
July 6, 2022

Wayne Koestenbaum

The polymath on his creative process
Brandon Menke
April 4, 2022

Aminatta Forna

On suffering, trauma, and resilience
James Surowiecki
April 1, 2022
Conversations

Three Queer Writers on Craft and Cruising

Garth Greenwell,
Richie Hofmann,
and
Carl Phillips
February 28, 2022