Readings

'My Only Real Loyalty is to the Truth': An Interview with Patrick Radden Keefe

The author of Say Nothing on the Troubles, the difference between narrative non-fiction and history, and reporting until you solve a murder. 

'The Great Question Machine': An Interview with Max Porter

The author of Lanny on ghost stories as love stories, how countries think, and leaving doors open. 

I Know You Are You, and Real

Now, what wouldn't I give to swim in my sister's dirt?

The Inventor of Mother's Day

Anna Marie Jarvis spent years fighting the holiday's commercialization. But her attempts to keep control of her creation may have hastened its descent into Hallmark territory. 

How Canada Fell in Love with the Stanley Cup

From fans to telegraph operators to a troupe of determined players from the Klondike, here's how Stanley Cup Fever spread across the country.

'I’m Not So Interested in Feelings People Go Through on Their Own': An Interview with Sally Rooney

Talking to the author of Normal People about writing about mental health, whether books can critique the capitalist systems for which they're turning a profit, and the perils of readings.

I Could Live Without Speaking

A Self-Portrait, Experiment, and Homage.

'I Read Books As If They Are Places': An Interview with Helen Oyeyemi

The author of Gingerbread on K-Dramas, travelling, and coded stories. 

There's Gotta Be Something Better Than This

Bob Fosse's current revival makes sense, but the wave of appreciation will also be a reckoning: moral immunity has been rescinded for geniuses.

When Mountains Were Ugly

Over the centuries, the mountains moved. Our inner landscapes shifted to accommodate new forms of beauty, old forms of worship.