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Hernan Diaz's New Novel Isn’t a Dystopia—Trust Him

Hernan Diaz's New Novel Isn’t a Dystopia—Trust Him

Eric Olson Profiles the Author of Ply

By Eric Olson | September 29, 2026

Marlon James on (Finally) Writing a Novel That Draws From His Life

Marlon James on (Finally) Writing a Novel That Draws From His Life

Eric Olson Profiles the Author of The Disappearers

By Eric Olson | August 31, 2026

Sigrid Nunez Thinks Every Writer Should Connect to Their Inner Child

Sigrid Nunez Thinks Every Writer Should Connect to Their Inner Child

Eric Olson Profiles the Author of It Will Come Back to You

By Eric Olson | July 14, 2026

“You Just Do Language.” Lauren Groff on Craft, Reading, and Her New Collection

“You Just Do Language.” Lauren Groff on Craft, Reading, and Her New Collection

Eric Olson Profiles the Author of Brawler

By Eric Olson | February 23, 2026

Is Artistic Ego a Faustian Bargain? Karl Ove Knausgaard on Plot, Narcissism, and His New Novel

Is Artistic Ego a Faustian Bargain? Karl Ove Knausgaard on Plot, Narcissism, and His New Novel

Eric Olson Profiles the Author of The School of Night

By Eric Olson | January 14, 2026

Patricia Lockwood on Drawing From Tolstoy and Avoiding “the Butthole of the Universe”

Patricia Lockwood on Drawing From Tolstoy and Avoiding “the Butthole of the Universe”

Eric Olson Profiles the Author of “Will There Ever Be Another You”

By Eric Olson | September 23, 2025

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Form, Method, and Metafiction: Talking Craft and Completion with Ed Park

By Eric Olson | July 30, 2025

“Only That Which Does Not Teach Is Irresistible.” Charlotte Wood on Faith, Mortality, and Her Booker-Shortlisted Novel

By Eric Olson | February 14, 2025

Neal Stephenson Jumps From Speculative Fancy to Strange History

By Eric Olson | November 8, 2024