Interview

Miscellaneous Files: Jabari Asim

By Mary Wang December 10, 2018

The writer Jabari Asim on stories as instruments of power, how he places himself in the lineage of African American literature, and how writers of color should navigate an onerous publishing landscape.

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Helen Schulman’s Many Worlds

By Phineas Lambert December 7, 2018

The best-selling author on invasive technology, her new novel, and the craft of writing.

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Back Draft: Catherine Barnett

By Ben Purkert and Catherine Barnett November 27, 2018

The poet discusses the separation of mind and body—literally and figuratively—the transformation of influence, and imagining an audience.

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Review

Readpolitik: The Character of Berlin

By Rob Spillman November 20, 2018

A sprawling chronicle of the Nazis' rise to power, decades in the making, sheds light on both the present and the past.

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Miscellaneous Files: Ottessa Moshfegh

By Mary Wang November 6, 2018

The writer Ottessa Moshfegh on the line between sensitivity and sentimentality, the universal experience of sadness, and the influence of Nirvana.

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Lacy M. Johnson: Moving the Conversation Toward Justice

By Kelly Thompson October 17, 2018

The author on her new book of essays about activism, the failure to reckon, and extracting power from pain.

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A Deliberately Wonky Sense of Morality

By Michele Moses October 5, 2018

On Andrew Martin’s debut novel, Early Work.

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Miscellaneous Files: Olivia Laing

By Mary Wang October 4, 2018

In the first installment of our multimedia interview series, Olivia Laing uses screenshots to explain how the secretarial parts of writing can be both pleasurable and productive.

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I Wish I Could Leave It at That

By Adam Dalva October 3, 2018

Roxane Gay’s memoir is a testament to her skill with empathetic connection.

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Merve Emre: Portals to Self Discovery

By Regan Penaluna October 2, 2018

The author, scholar, and critic on her new book about personality testing, and the importance of holding women writers to high standards.

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