1+ week, 4+ day ago  (610+ words) Waiting on a Friend (Hogarth, 2026)." Rebecca van Laer We met in grad school, which is where we both learned analysis and critique: how to be haters. I have a two-part question: What did you learn there that helped you write…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (725+ words) New Skin (Little, Brown and Company, 2026)." Jared Jackson When did you begin writing this novel and how did it evolve over time? Sarah Wang I can say I started this draft in 2020. I had thrown away previous versions, but since…...

3+ week, 18+ hour ago  (251+ words) Sandra Mujinga's exhibition Skin to Skin'at the Belvedere Museum in Vienna, Austria,'carries forth her sustained skepticism around the ostensible valors of visibility and'proposes repetition and multiplication as vehicles of concealment.' Women by Women, a series of interviews between women…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (510+ words) The Fry (Winter Editions, 2026). Paul Maziar I've been enthralled by your writing since your first book, A Minute Without Danger. I'd like to start with affinities. What gets you lighter on your feet in hellish times? PMI feel the same…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (594+ words) Making Art and Making a Living (Celadon Books, 2026). Jo Anna Novak Since the publication of your first book, Daily Rituals, in 2013, there's been an explosion in interest about the working habits of artists. How does it feel to be at…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1006+ words) Will This Make You Happy (Chronicle Books, 2026). Tanya first told me about Will This Make You Happy (Chronicle Books, 2026) on the Q train going the wrong direction. It was the winter of 2022, and we'd just had dinner at the old…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (252+ words) Still from Carter Amelia Davis, "Homemade Gatorade," 2026. Courtesy of the artist." Spencer Williams The glitchy, low-fidelity (lo-fi) aesthetics of your film remind me of the random, sometimes scary websites I'd find while trying to play flash games on the family…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1277+ words) Molly Bendall by Claire Dougherty'BOMB Magazine Molly Bendall by Claire Dougherty The poet as double agent. Part two of Turncoat (Omnidawn, 2025), Molly Bendall's sixth collection of poetry, opens with "Barbara's Turn," a balletic prose poem inspired by Christian Petzold's 2012 film…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago  (417+ words) The End of Romance (Viking, 2026)." I wasn't surprised by the ambition and execution of The End of Romance. Lily and I met through organizing with the Freelance Solidarity Project, and I have long admired her rigor as a critic, translator,…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago  (241+ words) Lisette May Monroe I have been thinking about what it means when we build our personhood and how we begin building a community around ourselves. I know this is something that is foundational in your practice, so I was hoping…...