Readings

The Defector director Ann Shin talks to Hazlitt about the human smugglers who extract people from the DPRK, why so many defectors are women, and where those who leave go next.

The comedian speaks to Hazlitt about his new book, his new TV show, adapting his storytelling style from one medium to the next, and when killing yourself for your art might be the right call.

An interview with Sini Anderson, director of The Punk Singer, a documentary about the riot grrrl icon's life and work.

Mothers have a long and influential history as a political category in America—and Americans would seem to have a long history of ambivalence toward them.

The first in a new series in which authors and their editors discuss process, publishing, and what went on behind-the-scenes of a new work. First up: Lisa Gabriele, aka L. Marie Adeline, author of S.E.C.R.E.T., dishes with editor Nita Pronovost.