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.

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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.

So Much Grows

Desire and decision may not line up. Or indecision ends up being its own decision.

The Lie of the Rules-Based Order: An Interview with Omar El Akkad

The author of One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This on euphemistic violence, Western hypocrisy, and personal complicity.

Being and Not Being Here and There

While humans have long had something like a virtual self, the ability to be one thing in person and another elsewhere is infinitely easier today.

Second Tongues

At the age of fifteen, knowing hardly a word of English, she comes to Canada from Poland. This is how it was: two different languages, two different lives.

Spook Stories: All Writers are Spies

Ian McEwan’s Sweet Tooth takes the spy novel to metafictional new heights. But the history behind it is as gripping as any thriller.