Interview

'Books Are Not Substitutes For Real Life': An Interview with Yaa Gyasi

Talking to the author of Transcendent Kingdom about the effect of perspective on readerly sympathies, the politicization of addiction, and the superficiality of "listening and learning."

'Despair is a Second Contagion': An Interview with Elisa Gabbert

Talking to the author of The Unreality of Memory about predicting disaster, criticism of self-contemplation, and a post-truth world.

'When Humans Get Involved in Anything, it Can Lead to Mistakes': An Interview with Sarah Weinman

The editor of Unspeakable Acts on the problems inherent in true crime reporting, the human desire for narrative, and the failings of the criminal justice system. 

'What Do You Do With a Continent You Decided Belongs to You?': An Interview with Pete Beatty

Talking to the author of Cuyahoga about geographic feuds, stories as coffins, and LeBron James.

'To Be Human is to Be Unruly': An interview with Raven Leilani

The author of Luster on surveillance in the suburbs, writing the id, and the joy of Comic-Cons.

'There's Still Time to Save It': An Interview with Charlotte McConaghy

The author of Migrations on connecting to the natural world, activist privilege, and creatureliness. 

'America is Always in Therapy and Not Getting Much Out of It': An Interview with Jason Diamond

Talking to the author of The Sprawl about teen rage, community disconnection, and building better suburbs.

'Moments Are Part of a Pattern': An Interview with Rebecca Watson

The author of little scratch on rape narratives and the brutality and permanence of language. 

'It is Mysterious, Ultimately, How Art is Made': An Interview with Madhur Anand

The author of This Red Line Goes Straight to Your Heart on Partition, science, and perspective.