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V.V. Ganeshananthan Dishes on Blurbs, Jacket Copy, Cover Art, and All the Dark Arts of Publishing a Book

V.V. Ganeshananthan Dishes on Blurbs, Jacket Copy, Cover Art, and All the Dark Arts of Publishing a Book

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | June 16, 2022

“Gun Violence Has Traumatized Us All.” Amye Archer on the Long History of Mass Shootings

“Gun Violence Has Traumatized Us All.” Amye Archer on the Long History of Mass Shootings

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | June 9, 2022

“This is Such Bullshit.” Shelly Oria and Kristen Arnett on the Reproductive Rights Crisis

“This is Such Bullshit.” Shelly Oria and Kristen Arnett on the Reproductive Rights Crisis

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | June 2, 2022

Sunila Galappatti on the #GotaGoHome Protests in Sri Lanka

Sunila Galappatti on the #GotaGoHome Protests in Sri Lanka

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | May 26, 2022

Steve Paul and Henry Schvey on How Evan S. Connell and Tennessee Williams Never Really Left Missouri

Steve Paul and Henry Schvey on How Evan S. Connell and Tennessee Williams Never Really Left Missouri

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | May 19, 2022

Lan Samantha Chang on Food, Family, and New Ways of Imagining Asian American Narratives

Lan Samantha Chang on Food, Family, and New Ways of Imagining Asian American Narratives

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | May 12, 2022

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Alex George on the “Absolutely Extraordinary Journey” of Running a Book Festival

By Fiction Non Fiction | May 5, 2022

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah and Sequoia Nagamatsu on Affirming and Subverting Pop Culture in Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | April 28, 2022

“A Spiritual-Industrial Complex.” SJ Sindu on Writing the Life of a Child God

By Fiction Non Fiction | April 21, 2022

“The Danger is Larger Because the Voice is Bigger.” Alexandra Billings on the Surge in Anti-Trans Legislation

“The Danger is Larger Because the Voice is Bigger.” Alexandra Billings on the Surge in Anti-Trans Legislation

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | April 14, 2022

“Unlivable and Untenable.” Molly McGhee on the Punishing Life of Junior Publishing Employees

“Unlivable and Untenable.” Molly McGhee on the Punishing Life of Junior Publishing Employees

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | April 7, 2022

“We’re There to Bear Witness.” Putsata Reang on Reporting in War Zones

“We’re There to Bear Witness.” Putsata Reang on Reporting in War Zones

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | March 31, 2022

"One of the Worst Places on Earth": Mansoor Adayfi on the 20th Anniversary of Guantánamo Bay Prison

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | March 24, 2022

Scott Anderson on What Russia’s Wars in Chechnya Tell Us about the Invasion of Ukraine

Scott Anderson on What Russia’s Wars in Chechnya Tell Us about the Invasion of Ukraine

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | March 17, 2022

“They Didn’t Know Which Way to Go.” Katya Soldak Sheds Light on the Plight of the Ukrainian People

“They Didn’t Know Which Way to Go.” Katya Soldak Sheds Light on the Plight of the Ukrainian People

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | March 10, 2022

Censoring the American Canon: Farah Jasmine Griffin on Book Bans Targeting Black Writers

Censoring the American Canon: Farah Jasmine Griffin on Book Bans Targeting Black Writers

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | March 3, 2022

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