Interviews
Gendered power dynamics, social pressures, & group think: Xenobe Purvis on her debut novel THE HOUNDING
Writer and literary researcher Xenobe Purvis in conversation with Isabelle Sakelaris about her debut novel THE HOUNDING […]
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The tensions between geometric & organic forms: Debbi Kenote discusses her solo show NO PLACE OUT OF THE WIND at Cristin Tierney Gallery
An interview with Debbie Kenote about her solo exhibition No place out of the wind, which continues her exploration of shaped painting as both image and object […]
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kathy wu discusses their debut book SHE WILL LAST AS LONG AS STONES
Photo by Jonathan Karp kathy wu is an artist, poet, designer, and educator working across language, computation, books, and fiber. They currently teach at RISD Graphic Design. Her debut book, She Will Last as Long […]
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The roles of language in ritual & tradition: Anne Waldman on her new book MESOPOTOPIA
Poet, professor, performer, librettist and cultural activist Anne Waldman is the author, most recently of Mesopotopia, (Penguin, 2025), and Archivist Scissors (Staircase Books, 2025). The Grammy-nominated opera / movie Black Lodge, with music by composer David […]
Podcast
Mieke Marple talks about her ongoing art project LIVE, LAUGH, LUBE
Live, Laugh, Lube is an ongoing art project by artist and former art dealer Mieke Marple, probing in the superficial depths of social media with fellow clowns, comedians, and fools.
A kind of “exquisite corpse” project in which comedians provide […]
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Anika Jade Levy discusses her debut novel FLAT EARTH
Anika Jade Levy is a writer from Colorado. She is a founding editor of Forever Magazine and teaches in the Writing program at Pratt Institute. Her fiction and criticism have appeared in Interview Magazine, Nylon, Flaunt, Grand, and elsewhere. Flat Earth is […]
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Complicity, resistance, & love in the face of evil: Stephen O’Connor on his forthcoming novel WE WANT SO MUCH TO BE OURSELVES
Author Stephen O’Connor discusses his forthcoming novel, We Want So Much to Be Ourselves, a story set in 1920s & 30s Germany, exploring Freudian psychoanalysis & featuring a historical background with clear parallels to the […]
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Novelist Anna North discusses her newest book BOG QUEEN
New York Times bestselling novelist Anna North talks in-depth with Nirica Srinivasan about her new book, Bog Queen […]
Podcast
Charlie Wells on his new book WHAT HAPPENED TO MILLENNIALS: In Defense of a Generation
Author and journalist Charlie Wells discusses his new book, What Happened to Millennials: In Defense of a Generation, which reexamines Millennial stereotypes and explores how the generation has been disrupted by war, recession, the pandemic, […]
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The seeking of solitude & a clean slate: Austyn Wohlers discusses her debut novel HOTHOUSE BLOOM
Photo by Missy Malouff Austyn Wohlers was born in Atlanta in 1996. Her first novel, Hothouse Bloom, was called “the rare kind of debut that resets the bar for the field at large” by […]
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Sensuality, emotional resilience, & longing for connection: Suzanne Barbezat on her book FRIDA KAHLO’s LOVE LETTERS
Suzanne Barbezat Suzanne Barbezat is a writer specializing in Mexico travel, culture and food. She is the author of Frida Kahlo at Home (Frances Lincoln, 2016), a book that explores the influence of Mexican […]
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Heide Hatry discusses ONLY AT DUSK: A TRIBUTE TO FLACO THE OWL
Flaco 2010–2024. New York, 2024. Assemblage incorporated into an excavated nineteenth-century book, with an Icons in Ash portrait made from the undigested bones of Flaco’s prey. 5.4 x 4.25 x 0.6.” Ivy Brown Gallery […]
Reviews
The interstice between the real & the written in THE TIME OF THE NOVEL
Wendy’s Subway Poet and educator Lara Mimosa Montes plumbs the interstice between the real and the written in her debut fiction work, The Time of the Novel. The eleventh publication in Wendy’s Subway’s “Passage” series, […]
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The poetic interrogations of Jennifer Chang’s AN AUTHENTIC LIFE
Jennifer Chang is the author of The History of Anonymity and Some Say the Lark, which received the 2018 William Carlos Williams Award. Her work has appeared in numerous publications, including The American Poetry […]
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OLIVIA CLARE FRIEDMAN AN ARM FIXED TO A WING
OLIVIA CLARE FRIEDMAN’s AN ARM FIXED TO A WING Photo credit: Aaron Mayes / UNLV Photo Services Olivia Clare Friedman is the author of a novel, Here Lies, a short story collection, Disasters in the […]
Interviews
DOBBY GIBSON HOLD EVERYTHING
Dobby Gibson is the author of Polar (Alice James Books), which won the Alice James Award; Skirmish (Graywolf Press); It Becomes You (Graywolf Press), which was a finalist for the Believer Poetry Award; Little Glass […]
Podcast
Amanda Ekery on her new album Árabe, an exploration of Syrian and Mexican shared history and culture
Musician Amanda Ekery discusses Árabe, her new album exploring Syrian and Mexican shared history and culture […]
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Jehanne Dubrow’s explorations of being a modern military spouse in CIVILIANS
Jehanne Dubrow is the author of ten collections of poetry and three books of creative nonfiction. Her poems have appeared in POETRY, Ploughshares, Prairie Schooner, Southern Review, Alaska Quarterly Review, American Life in Poetry, The […]
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At the nexus of assimilation and ambition: Kevin Nguyen on MY DOCUMENTS
Photo by Robyn Kanner Kevin Nguyen is a writer and editor in pursuit of urgent and enduring stories. He works across fiction and journalism. His new novel, My Documents, is out now on One World. […]
Podcast
Priya Vulchi discusses her new book GOOD FRIENDS: Bonds That Change Us and the World
Author Priya Vulchi discusses her new book Good Friends: Bonds That Change Us and the World, which explores friendships across history, continents, and cultures to show how friendship can open up new levels of community […]