A Campus Novel For a Post-Ironic World
Debut novelist Avigayl Sharp discusses Nabokov, sincerity, and writing trauma without revealing it in “Offseason”
Jiyoung Han’s “Honey in the Wound” follows a magical Korean family surviving Japanese occupation
The “Fat Swim” author on fairytales, writing sentence by sentence, and keeping favorite authors on hand (literally)
Patrick Cottrell’s "Afternoon Hours of a Hermit" forges a literary universe of mirrors, doublings, and mystery
Author of "/face" William Lessard on facial recognition, surveillance, and the myth of the analog poet
Mahreen Sohail and Dur e Aziz Amna on the problem with naming real places in literature
The author of “Chain Gang All-Stars” on writing across disciplines and releasing his debut album, “The Pisces Sciatica”
In “My Dear You,” Rachel Khong explores the strangeness of the everyday
“Day Care” author Nora Lange on writing while walking, notes we leave ourselves, and the mother as chimera
Hallie Cantor’s “Like This, But Funnier” pokes fun at the entertainment industry's incessant appetite for burnt-out screenwriters
Playwright and screenwriter Alfredo Félix-Díaz on duality, divinity, and literary heritage in "Parted Gods"
"The Daughter Industry" author Soham Patel on the commodification of daughters and sons
The author of "Adult Braces" on confronting old patterns, embracing change, and finding freedom on (and off) the road