John Irving on trans heroes, the nature of ghosts, and a career as a worst-case scenario guy.
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The author of The Tiger and the Cage on writing about her hysterectomy, the absurdities of medical metaphor, and the illness narratives that liberate and limit us.
The author of I Fear My Pain Interests You on inevitable doom, writing through absence, and cows.
The author of The Women's House of Detention on forgotten prison history, the incarcerated LGBTQ population, and women being punished for entering the public sphere.
Talking to the author of The Rock Eaters about organizing a short story collection, lingering in the complexity of a question, and the inevitably of sorrow (and, hopefully, beauty).
Talking to the author of The Renunciations about structuring a book of poetry, living with myths, and caring for yourself and others when writing about trauma.
The author of Oligarchy on teenaged girls, hierarchies within hierarchies, and the great confidence tricks of capitalism.
The authors of Until Proven Safe on the ongoing pandemic, the history of quarantine, and our existential precarity.
The author of The Death of Francis Bacon on "big, canonical problematic figures," questioning artificiality, and creepy doll furniture.
Talking to the author of Beautiful World, Where Are You about not creating characters from a place of moral superiority, authors as celebrities, and the great stakes of love and friendship.
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