Readings

The baby had come from a place none of us could remember. Our grandmother was headed there.

The author of Mother of God discusses the limitations of realism, Frank Bidart, and the anguished duality of shame.

Standing in the wreckage of these spaces unlocks a sensation people often crave, but can’t name.

It’s an imagined past, a pastoral imaginary, an alternate timeline in the multiverse.

On interrogating fear and what bats can teach about human connection.

The author discusses her new book, Stag Dance. 

“Don’t come out until I come back!”

The author of Julius Julius on ad agency ghosts, shaming PSAs, and sexual harassment post-#MeToo