Essayist Chelsea Hodson had to give herself permission to be uncomfortable.
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‘I Love What Human Voices Do Together’: An Interview with Neko Case
In an interview with rock critic Will Hermes, Neko Case talks about collaboration, women warriors, women inventors, men with excellent falsettos, losing her home to a fire, and feeling lucky in “a great sea of loss.”
Reporting on Bolivia’s Coca Rebirth: An Interview with Jessica Camille Aguirre
After a profound shift in thinking about an unfairly stigmatized plant, Bolivia is ready to spread the gospel of coca.
Publishing the Best of the Desert: An Interview With Ken Layne
“If you’re doing something small, something that’s mostly your labor and vision, then stick to what makes you satisfied.”
Sometimes the Story Finds You: An Interview With Rachel Monroe
The 20th anniversary of the Amber Alert sent the writer on a two-year journey to cover a murder in the Navajo Nation.
Sharp Women Writers: An Interview With Michelle Dean
On Didion, Arendt, Malcolm, Ephron and other women writers who made an art of having an opinion.
Sharp Women Writers: An Interview With Michelle Dean
On Didion, Arendt, Malcolm, Ephron and other women writers who made an art of having an opinion.
“Hey, Can I Sleep In Your Room?”: Studying Love with Elizabeth Flock
Elizabeth Flock on the years she spent studying other people’s marriages in Mumbai.
Lying Down in the Dirt: An Interview with Denis Johnson
“I thought I’d never publish these things. I thought it was important for me to hide the fact that I’m not right in the head.”
It’s a Wonderful World: The Remaking of California Agriculture
An interview with Mark Arax about the two decades he spent writing about the San Joaquin Valley empire of Lynda and Stuart Resnick.
