Interviews

Conversations

Hannah Proctor and Astra Taylor

Solidarity and burnout in an election year
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

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
Portraits of Caleb Smith and Rachel Kushner
Conversations

Discipline and Abolish

Writing, power, and mass incarceration
Rachel Kushner
and
Caleb Smith
June 28, 2021
Portrait of Mei-Mei Berssenbrugge
Interviews

The Poetry of Attention

The possibilities of perception
Mei-mei Berssenbrugge
and
Lacey Jones
June 21, 2021
Illustrated portrait of Elif Batuman and Ama Codjoe
Conversations

A Failed Book Club

How does one decide when to give up and stop reading?
Elif Batuman
and
Ama Codjoe
June 14, 2021
Graphic of basketball players Julius Randle and Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Conversations

Game Is Life

Basketball, poetry, and the NBA playoffs
Kaveh Akbar,
Vivian Lee,
Ben Purkert,
and
Nabila Lovelace
May 27, 2021
James Merrill in a kitchen
TYR Talks

James Merrill's Letters and Legacy

A conversation about the renowned poet's enduring influence
May 21, 2021
Photo of Alexander Chee; photo of Julia Cho; photo of Susan Choi; photo of Cathy Park Hong
Conversations

Finding a Literary Inheritance

Four Korean American writers on jeong and the elusiveness of home
Alexander Chee,
Julia Cho,
Susan Choi,
and
Cathy Park Hong
December 1, 2020