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A Different Kind of Dad Book: Lucas Mann on Fatherhood, Writing, and the Essay as an Act of Care

A Different Kind of Dad Book: Lucas Mann on Fatherhood, Writing, and the Essay as an Act of Care

The Author of “Attachments: Essays on Fatherhood and Other Performances” in Talks to Brian Gresko

By Brian Gresko | May 9, 2024

Down the Wormhole with Jonathan Lethem: On Male Complicity and Publishing in a Pandemic

Down the Wormhole with Jonathan Lethem: On Male Complicity and Publishing in a Pandemic

Brian Gresko Profiles the Author of The Arrest

By Brian Gresko | November 9, 2020

Lynn Steger Strong Wants You to Look Harder

Lynn Steger Strong Wants You to Look Harder

The Author of Want In Conversation with Brian Gresko

By Brian Gresko | July 6, 2020

Anna Solomon Reimagines a Biblical Villain as a<br> Feminist Hero

Anna Solomon Reimagines a Biblical Villain as a
Feminist Hero

The Author of The Book of V. on Politics, Playfulness,
and the Secret History of Queen Vashti

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Tori Amos is Always Listening <br>to The Muses

Tori Amos is Always Listening
to The Muses

The Songwriter/Memoirist Opens Up About Her Creative Process

By Brian Gresko | May 4, 2020

Talking Poetry and Porn with Garth Greenwell in a West Village Bar

Talking Poetry and Porn with Garth Greenwell in a West Village Bar

The Author of Cleanness in Conversation with Brian Gresko

By Brian Gresko | January 16, 2020

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Helen Phillips is Scared of Her New Novel

Helen Phillips is Scared of Her New Novel

The author of The Need on Grief, Anxiety, and Crafting a Terrifying Literary Thriller

By Brian Gresko | July 22, 2019

Walking Through the Woods of Midtown with Jessica Francis Kane

Walking Through the Woods of Midtown with Jessica Francis Kane

The Author of Rules for Visiting on Fading Friendship and Learning the Names for Things

By Brian Gresko | May 20, 2019

The People Writer-Parents Need (Besides Their Kids)

The People Writer-Parents Need (Besides Their Kids)

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By Brian Gresko | March 18, 2019

On the Pleasures of Plot, and Writing a Bestseller

On the Pleasures of Plot, and Writing a Bestseller

Miranda Beverly-Whittemore Almost Gave Up on Writing

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Judging the National Book Award Shortlisters By Their Covers

Judging the National Book Award Shortlisters By Their Covers

Who Would Win if the Prize Was For Best Cover?

By Brian Gresko | October 14, 2015

On Freaks, Geeks, and 9/11

On Freaks, Geeks, and 9/11

A Conversation with Katherine Dunn and Porochista Khakpour

By Brian Gresko | April 16, 2015

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