Mary Gaitskill on the Challenges—and Risks—of Writing Political Fiction

Mary Gaitskill on the Challenges—and Risks—of Writing Political Fiction

“Politics is how we fight it out on the ground.”

By Mary Gaitskill | August 19, 2022

Mary Gaitskill on Borrowing From Real Life in Writing (and the Dreams That Guided Her)

Mary Gaitskill on Borrowing From Real Life in Writing (and the Dreams That Guided Her)

How the Author of Veronica Tries to Honor the World

By Mary Gaitskill | October 22, 2021

Mary Gaitskill on Love, Violence, and Submission in <em>Agaat</em>

Mary Gaitskill on Love, Violence, and Submission in Agaat

A Novel of Apartheid-Era South Africa

By Mary Gaitskill | December 11, 2020

Mary Gaitskill's Classic Essay on John McCain

Mary Gaitskill's Classic Essay on John McCain

From the 2008 Presidential Campaign

By Mary Gaitskill | July 28, 2017

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