The Possibilities of the Novel: A Conversation with Noémi Lefebvre
A conversation with the breakout French author on shame, memory, Schoenberg, structural circularity, and all the rest.
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The Novelist’s Responsibility: A Conversation with Nathan Englander
Nathan Englander on the novelist’s responsibilities in times of political chaos and what is right, what is wrong, and why we crave the distinction.
‘The Taste of Emotion’: A Conversation with Dominique Crenn
Dominique Crenn on the poetry of cooking and the power of memory.
Who Has the Right to Walk?
On the female flâneur, the plight of visibility, and why the history of walking requires revision.
Michael Lewis and the Narrative Nonfiction Formula
A conversation with best-selling author Michael Lewis and a deep-dive into the limits of the narrative nonfiction formula.
Bridging Neuroscience and Abstract Art: A Conversation with Eric Kandel
A conversation with the Nobel Prize-winning neuroscientist Eric Kandel.
The Trick to It All: A Conversation with Henry Leutwyler
The photographer Henry Leutwyler on portraiture and the magic of inanimate objects.
Dancing Naked in Public: A Conversation with Jerry Saltz
If the contemporary art world now seems like a place of pretension and status-seeking, it’s the critic Jerry Saltz who may be its last hope.
Ben Lerner on Why So Many People (Rightfully) Hate Poetry
A conversation with the MacArthur-winning poet and novelist.
Why David Hume Is So Hot Right Now
An interview with James Harris—author of Hume: An Intellectual Biography—on misconceptions, skepticism, and Humean lessons.
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