Readings

That Arrested Moment: On Stills in Film

I’ve always believed that a carefully chosen frame makes for the more appropriate film poster.

If You’re Reading This, It’s Jim Joe

There’s something special about the anonymous graffiti artist with his own cult following.

‘How Many Accents is it Normal to Have?’: An Interview with Pyae Moe Thet War

The author of You’ve Changed on identity, competition, cloud storage, and shedding colonial histories.

Signs of Life

On the surreal nature of secondary trauma.

'I May Dwell in Darkness to Affirm its Opposite': An Interview with Eugene Marten

Talking to the author of Pure Life about brand names as verbal death, distrusting omniscience in fiction, and elite semicolon use.

Strange Light Presents: Eugene Marten in Conversation

Join us to see the Pure Life author discuss his new novel with Defector editor David Roth in an exclusive virtual event.

‘There’s Nothing More Human Than Being Infected with a Virus’: An interview with Joseph Osmundson

The author of Virology on science fiction metaphors, the fascism of wellness culture, and our intimate relationship to viruses. 

Street Meat Stories

Writing and whoring—selling a body or a body of work—what’s the difference?

The Goodest Girl

“I’m not afraid of a dare,” I said. “I’ll do whatever.”

‘A Portrait of Dangerous, Painful Love': An Interview with Fawn Parker

The author of What We Both Know on literary scenes, abusive relationships, and weary characters.