Books

'Real Children in Extreme Circumstances': An Interview with Michael Crummey

The author of The Innocents on growing up, survival, and giving your characters dignity. 

'The Future is Very Opaque': An Interview with Jia Tolentino

The author of Trick Mirror on the self as a lens on the system, scams, and the internet beat. 

'The Way One Sees Oneself is Shifting Every Day': An Interview with Natasha Stagg

The author of Sleeveless on 2010s New York, jealousy, and being out of touch. 

'Doubt Can Be a Formidable Ally': An Interview with Josephine Rowe

The author of Here Until August on the cruelty of language, fiction as a form of introspection, and writing as an act against ventriloquism.

Women Between the Wars

In Jean Rhys's novels, women exhibit a particular kind of English suffering, a perfect illustration of the female condition in the interwar years.

'Migration Necessitates Narration': An Interview with Aleksandar Hemon

The author of My Parents/This Does Not Belong To You on the collaborative nature of non-fiction, evolving family dynamics, and surviving the catastrophic plot twist. 

'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.

'It's the Anti-Meet-Cute': An Interview with Ian Williams

The author of Reproduction on "grammatical cathedrals," moods that linger, and how fiction talks.

'The Body is Smarter Than the Mind': An Interview with Ottessa Moshfegh

The author of My Year of Rest and Relaxation on writing grief, the role of beauty and shuffling down to the bodega. 

'How Can You Get Out? That's Where Things Get Started': An Interview with Iain Reid

The author of Foe on marriage, having Charlie Kaufman adapt your work, and why he likes stories that remind him of Manu Ginobili.