PAINT
Marcus Brutus Likes Making a Mess
October 31, 2022
Our editor-at-large called up the artist to discuss painting, thinking like a fashion designer, and what it means to be “self-taught.”
LIT
Andrew Sean Greer Finds Himself
September 20, 2022
Christopher Bollen talks to the Pulitzer Prize-winning author about his second novel “Less Is Lost,” a gay odyssey for our weird, divided age.
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Michelle Hart on the Queer Conundrum That Inspired Her Debut Campus Novel
May 27, 2022
The author breaks down the influences behind her debut novel, “We Do What We Do in the Dark”—from horror flicks to Massachusetts towns.
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Overpriced Salads and Political Catastrophes Inspired Grant Ginder’s New Novel
May 13, 2022
The novelist shares five inspirations that shaped his latest book, “Let’s Not Do That Again.”
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The Making of Andrew Lipstein’s Last Resort
January 26, 2022
The author shares the inspirations—from an island foursome to a row at a friend’s party—that brought his debut novel to life.
books!
The Novelist Mona Awad Pushes Shakespeare off the Stage
August 2, 2021
The Canadian author joins us to discuss the deep entanglement of tragedy and comedy in her latest novel, “All’s Well.”
literature
Katie Kitamura on the Psychological Residue of Bearing Witness
July 16, 2021
To celebrate the release of “Intimacies,” the author reflects on the allure of the thriller genre, her rationale for the novel’s setting, and all that gets lost in translation.
Office Poll: Here’s What the Interview Editors are Reading
May 1, 2020
From homosexual erotica to champagne-popping Hollywood dolls, there’s a book for everyone needing an escape.
Paul Lisicky’s Memoir “Later” is a Love Letter to Provincetown
March 17, 2020
His new memoir, subtitled “My Life at the Edge of the World,” is less a coming-of-age than a coming-to-terms.
Christopher Bollen Is Pretty Sure He’s Not a Sociopathic Murderer
February 4, 2020
In light of his new Venice-set gay heist novel, “A Beautiful Crime,” Interview’s Editor-at-Large discusses the glamour of the grifter narrative and America’s fascination with con culture.
The time for queer lit is now: a conversation with Alexander Chee
April 24, 2018
The poet and author has dug into his past and future with a raw, literary collection of essays titled How To Write An Autobiographical Novel.
Gay lit icon Alan Hollinghurst on scandal, repression, and British life
March 9, 2018
Could the most radical novelist of our time also be the most poetic? The great British author paints beauty and desire with very sharp edges.