Interview

'There's a Lot of Lazy Writing About Gentrification': An Interview with Brandon Harris

The author of Making Rent in Bed-Stuy on how places change people, and how people change places. 

'Really Small Books Can Be Just as Ambitious as Big Ones': An Interview with Rachel Khong

The former Lucky Peach editor and author of Goodbye, Vitamin on being a better adult, the differences between writing about food and fiction, and the adhesiveness of baby carrots.

'Information is Always Currency': An Interview with Don Winslow

Talking with the author of The Force about the real origins of mass incarceration, levels of corruption in law enforcement, and the most difficult conversations he's had with police officers.

‘Here Lies a Bitch Who Loved Convenience’: An Interview with Samantha Irby

The author of We Are Never Meeting in Real Life on being a New York Times Best Seller, ordering off the dollar menu, and pickling. 

'Heartbreak is Pedestrian, Even Though It Feels Profound': An Interview with Mandy Len Catron

The author of How to Fall in Love with Anyone on Master of None, the need for more diverse love stories and being skeptical of gut feelings.

'We Take These Words to Empower Ourselves': An Interview with Kristen J. Sollee

The author of Witches, Sluts, Feminists: Conjuring the Sex Positive on intersectional feminism, modern-day witchcraft, and defining occulture. 

'Sadness Sharpens Into Anger Very Quickly': An Interview with Pasha Malla

The author of Fugue States on upending Diaspora clichés, disingenuous narrative arcs, and dharma.

The Literary Turf of Jay McInerney

Speaking with the author of Bright, Precious Days about resisting contempt for your characters, differing degrees of infidelity, and the health of the novel in 2017.

'If I'm Writing About Anybody, it's a Political Statement': An Interview with Elizabeth Strout

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author on her new book, Anything is Possible, being a natural observer, not judging your characters, and stand up comedy. 

'Everything I Do Is In The Same House, Just On Different Floors': An Interview with Kyo Maclear

The author of Birds Art Life on spark books, the art of stillness in children's literature, and collaborating with illustrators.