An Interview with Anne L. Foster

The scholar talks addiction, drug policy, and why it’s never a good idea to declare war on a noun.

An Interview with Brad Taylor

The prolific novelist talks process, Putin, and why it’s vital to get the book done first.

An Interview with Jillian Danback-McGhan

The Navy veteran talks Admiral Farragut, military women, and the inherent eeriness of midwatch.

An Interview with Victoria Kelly

The writer talks resilience and the steadfastness of women on the home front.

An Interview with Gideon Rappaport

The scholar explains what we’ve gotten wrong about Hamlet — and why Shakespeare is for everyone.

An Interview with Alice McDermott

The novelist talks Saigon Barbies, not-quite-epistolary stories, and what Graham Greene got wrong.

An Interview with Betty Milan

The multilingual writer talks her Lebanese heritage, “self-xenophobia,” and the work of Jacques Lacan.

An Interview with Temim Fruchter

The debut novelist talks storytelling, quantum physics, and the unknowable-ness of family.