Book Review: Days of Distraction
Days of Distraction by Alexandra Chang Li Zhuang The simplistic and elegantly designed cover of Alexandra Chang’s debut novel, Days of...
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An Interview with Mary Jo Bang
An Interview with Mary Jo Bang Natalie Tombasco Photo: Matt Valentine Mary Jo Bang has published eight poetry collections, including A...
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An Interview with John Brandon
An Interview with John Brandon Sean Hooks John Brandon has published five books with McSweeney’s, including Arkansas (2008), adapted into...
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Book Review: Gargoyle
Gargoyle by Jake Hanrahan Will Anderson Having started his own independent journalism organization, Popular Front, more than two years...
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Book Review: Ocean Vuong
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong Li Zhuang As writers, we play with words and punctuation so much that we start to see the...
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An Interview with Spencer Krug
An Interview with Spencer Krug Zach Linge Photo: Tero Ahonen Spencer Krug's career spans projects and decades. He is the frontman of Wolf...
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"About the Work" with Denise Duhamel
"About the Work" with Denise Duhamel In our "About the Work" series, Savannah Trent asks recent contributors for insight into their...
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Book Review: Tragic Magic
The True Jazz of Wesley Brown's 'Tragic Magic' Aram Mrjoian The first book republished as part of McSweeney’s Of The Diaspora series,...
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"About the Work" with Brandon Taylor
"About the Work" with Brandon Taylor In our "About the Work" series, Savannah Trent asks recent contributors for insight into their...
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An Interview with Min Liu
“Blood Diary”: An Interview with Min Liu K. Iver MIN LIU is a Taiwanese animation artist/illustrator and tattoo artist. She earned her BA...
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Book Review: Justin Phillip Reed
The Malevolent Volume by Justin Phillip Reed Devan Schnecker The Malevolent Volume is a text that inhabits several registers. It is at...
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Book Review: Elena Ferrante
The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante Keri Miller “Lies, lies, adults forbid them and yet they tell so many,” says Giovanna,...
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An Interview with Diane Seuss
An Interview with Diane Seuss Natalie Tombasco Photo: Gabrielle Montesanti Diane Seuss is the author of the poetry collections Still Life...
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Nonfiction by Ana Maria Caballero
Oath Ceremony The morning after the afternoon I confirmed my brother’s irreversible rag heart, I accompanied my husband to be sworn in as...
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An Interview with Kathryn Cowles
Having recently read her second book, I had the tremendous pleasure of speaking with Kathryn Cowles on two occasions, this past fall.
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"About the Work" with Suphil Lee Park
"About the Work" with Suphil Lee Park In our "About the Work" series, Savannah Trent asks recent contributors for insight into their...
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"About the Work" with Stephanie Niu
"About the Work" with Stephanie Niu In our "About the Work" series, Savannah Trent asks recent contributors for insight into their...
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"About the Work" with Sarah Fawn Montgomery
"About the Work" with Sarah Fawn Montgomery In our "About the Work" series, Savannah Trent asks recent contributors for insight into...
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"About the Work" with Mag Gabbert
"About the Work" with Mag Gabbert In our "About the Work" series, Savannah Trent asks recent contributors for insight into their writing...
Jan 1, 202115 min read
Nonfiction by Ann Levin
The Body Never Forgets It was July, the summer before my junior year of high school, and I was staying up late one night, waiting to...
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