Interview

The author of What Doesn't Kill Us Makes Us on chronic fatigue syndrome, Nietzsche, and catastrophic life events that engender an afterlife.

The author of The Adversary on writing in the Anthropocene, crafting an unforgivable villain, and taking your place in the protest line. 

The author of River Mumma on the demonization of traditional medicines, cities as characters, and quarter-life crises. 

The author of People Collide on body swaps, Gender Vertigo, and cruelty as a path to honesty.

The author of Daughter on writing as channeling, emails as gunfire, and emotional math. 

The author of No Meat Required on the politics of veganism, living and eating in Puerto Rico, and the future of subscription lettuce.

The author of Directions to Myself discusses temporal landmarks, the vilification of Sally Mann, and nonfiction as a juxtapositional art form.

The author of A Bit Much on anticipatory grief, huge emotions, and the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. 

The author of The Late Americans on ecstatic first drafts, satirizing the MFA, and characters who stake their lives on art.