Interviews

Interviews

Rachel Cusk

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

Elisa Gonzalez

The poet on sisterhood and grief
Maggie Millner
Interviews

Jamel Brinkley

The writer on perspective and positions of power
Elliott Holt
Interviews

Raven Leilani

On writing black interiority
Rizvana Bradley
Interviews

Fady Joudah

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

Adam Shatz

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

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Interviews

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
Interviews

Vivian Gornick

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

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
Interviews

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

The playwright on the politics of theater
Marc Robinson
September 20, 2021
Photos of Maggie Nelson and Simone White
Interviews

Maggie Nelson and Simone White on Sexual Taboos

Simone White
and
Maggie Nelson
September 20, 2021