Interviews

Hannah Proctor and Astra Taylor

Solidarity and burnout in an election year

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

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

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