The Islander

The world must appear strange as you peer through our hero’s eyes. Your eyes now.

The Truth Alongside the Triumphs: An Interview with Mayukh Sen

The author discusses his new book on Merle Oberon, the Golden Age of Hollywood starlet whose South Asian heritage was hidden from the industry. 

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The Islander

The world must appear strange as you peer through our hero’s eyes. Your eyes now.

The Truth Alongside the Triumphs: An Interview with Mayukh Sen

The author discusses his new book on Merle Oberon, the Golden Age of Hollywood starlet whose South Asian heritage was hidden from the industry. 

The Spirit Bride

I had a kind of premonition, even before a word was said, that things were about to shift.

This Is, Maybe, 25 Percent of What Happened: An Interview with Scaachi Koul

The author of Sucker Punch on surrendering to life's cycles, writing about her divorce, and picking the right fights.

A Rage to Live

That so much night could exist within a city entranced me.

'It's Very Easy to Imagine a Dystopia': An Interview with Joss Lake

Talking to the author of Future Feeling about letting characters carry on in literary reality, counterbalancing angst and humor, and the interconnectedness of queer relationships.

Who Do You Want to Be Tonight, Zola?

A calculated veneer of identity is our most valuable modern resource.

'My Reckoning is With the Medium': An Interview with Max Porter

The author of The Death of Francis Bacon on "big, canonical problematic figures," questioning artificiality, and creepy doll furniture. 

'What Does it Mean to Love a Person Who Doesn't Exist? What Does it Mean to Love a Person Who Does?': An Interview with Sally Rooney

Talking to the author of Beautiful World, Where Are You about not creating characters from a place of moral superiority, authors as celebrities, and the great stakes of love and friendship.

‘No Villains, Only Messes’: An Interview with Lee Lai

Talking to the author of Stone Fruit on queer child care, the importance of breakups, and the peach-walnut dichotomy.

'The Body Feels Like a Journey Into Unknown Space': An Interview with Alexandra Kleeman

Talking to the author of Something New Under the Sun about realist novels, writing as an archaeological excavation, and taking for granted fitting into the world.