1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (570+ words) Born in 1962 in Lockhart, Louisiana, Mc Gee grew up in Detroit, Michigan, returned to the South in the 1980s, and had his first solo exhibition in 1986 at Houston's legendary Barnes-Blackman Galleries. I met David in 2010, and we bonded through our mutual…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (539+ words) Arun A. K. Your films often feel as though they exist between different worlds. You move seamlessly from one realm to another, and Silent Friend continues that tradition. What draws you to these liminal spaces? When you began this film, what was…...

4+ day, 2+ hour 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…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago  (478+ words) Rosa Boshier Gonza'lez Your work is steeped in car culture. How did you get interested in cars?" RBG Tell me about your Research While Driving (RWD) project. RBG Are there specific details you pick up on in your Research While…...

5+ day, 21+ hour 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…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago  (670+ words) The initial warmth I felt from Dugger radiated through the screen during our conversation on Zoom. But so did many other sentiments as we dug beyond surface-level interactions and embraced the anger, humor, joy, and sadness that underscores Dugger's practice....

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (668+ words) Performance still from Gian Marco Riccardo Lo Forte with Mark Tambella and Philip Trevi'o, A Sea-in-MOTION, 2025. ALEXA Grae pictured. Courtesy of the artist." Gian Marco Riccardo Lo Forte is a trailblazing gay immigrant artist who is the product of the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (1053+ words) Repetition (Verso, 2026) and Nothing Grows by Moonlight (Modern Library, 2026). Vigdis Hjorth Yes. Hello. BLI liked Repetition very much. Our books seem to touch some of the same emotional chords. What do you think? VHI totally agree with you, but of…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (350+ words) Aleshea Harris a. k. , can you speak to the culture of your rehearsal rooms?" AH For me, risk is necessary inside the space. I need to be reminded that I have permission to let go and that it's going to be fine....

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (257+ words) The Hill (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2026)." Nikita Biswal When you were writing the book, did you know you wanted to publish it? NBI wouldn't have thought the inspiration came from looking outward, since the story is so personal." NBDid that…...