While Cork, Ireland is a city transformed by globalization and gentrification, it's literary figures still reinforce the city's distinct feel.
Literature
An Issue of Boundaries: An Interview with Idra Novey
Magdalena Edwards interviews Idra Novey, author of "Those Who Knew."
Truth and Testimony: An Interview with Meghan O’Gieblyn
Nathan Goldman talks to Meghan O'Gieblyn about her debut essay collection, "Interior States."
You Do Need to Bleed: An Interview with Katya Apekina
JoAnna Novak interviews Katya Apekina, author of "The Deeper the Water the Uglier the Fish."
Busy Being Born: An Interview with Leif Enger
Steven Wingate interviews Leif Enger about his new book, "Virgil Wander."
Drinking with the Ghost: John Fante in Los Angeles, CA
Katie Orphan heads to LA's famous King Eddy Saloon to reflect upon the works of John Fante and the changing landscape of Downtown Los Angeles.
Deep into the Heart: An Interview with Shokoofeh Azar
Robert Wood interviews Shokoofeh Azar, Iranian-born journalist and author of "The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree."
Until the Moment of Incandescence: Jeff Jackson’s Destroy All Monsters
Meghan Lamb interviews Jeff Jackson about his latest book, "Destroy All Monsters: The Last Rock Novel."
Knausgaard and War and Peace
Bob Blaisdell struggles with Tolstoy and Knausgaard.
A Third Makes and Breaks: On May-Lan Tan’s New Collection
Megan Pietz reviews May-Lan Tan's "Things to Make and Break."