Novelists Heather Young and Julia Claiborne Johnson in conversation about what it takes to find inspiration for the next writing venture.
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I Had No Choice But to Step Up: Talking to Representative Pramila Jayapal
Andy Fitch talks with Rep. Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) about grassroots organizing, intersectionality, and her book "Use the Power You Have."
It’s My Difficulty: On Jameson Fitzpatrick’s Pricks in the Tapestry
"Fitzpatrick’s excesses feel authentic, his revelations glorious," writes Quinn Roberts.
Contemporary Female Artists at the First Virtual Frieze Art Fair
Catherine Corman features a few prominent artists in the first ever virtual Frieze Art Fair, which ran May 8 through 15, 2020.
“There’s a big difference between difficult and bleak”: Talking with Claire Zorn
Jay Anderson sits down with Claire Zorn, Australian author and force of nature in the YA space.
Art Inside: Dividing Line
Annie Buckley recounts an incident that reveals a stark, unsettling psychological barrier between incarcerated individuals and prison staff.
Hamilton in the Time of Trump
Laurie Winer on the Disney+ release of the hit musical during a time of protest.
The Book of Jiyoung: An Explosively Controversial Korean Feminist Novel Comes Out in English
Colin Marshall revisits "Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982," the debut novel by a former television writer named Cho Nam-joo.
Pivotal Decisions Made Along the Way: Talking to Darrell M. West
Andy Fitch talks with Darrell M. West about how AI transforms our society — for better or worse.
What Dickens Would Have Thought About Improv Comedy
Emily Anne Foster relates Middleditch & Schwartz's improv special to the wacky pantheon of Dickens characters.