An Interview with Brian Switek

The journalist talks dinosaurs, must-see skulls, and his enduring fascination with bones.

An Interview with Lauren E. Oakes

The scientist talks climate change, dying Alaskan trees, and identifying your personal canary in the coalmine.

An Interview with Nancy Naomi Carlson

The poet talks calazazas, the musicality of language, and ensuring that nothing gets lost in translation.

An Interview with John Paul Stevens

The retired Supreme Court justice speaks about his new memoir, The Making of a Justice: Reflections on My First 94 Years.

An Interview with Tom Jackson

The writer talks science, understanding technology, and how the fridge changed everything.

An Interview with Alice Stephens

The novelist's long-ago list of "famous adopted people" led to her debut by that same name.

An Interview with Polly Rosenwaike

The writer talks motherhood, short stories, and the relative merits of Sweet Valley High.

An Interview with Chanel Cleeton

The novelist talks Castro, family ties, and political intrigue in 1950s Cuba.