Martis writes about the body in stressful and harmful times, boyfriends gone so wrong they dip into Greek tragedy, and separates the chapters with pithy...
On New Roads: An Interview with Peter Frankopan
In this interview, Sarah Gheyas spoke to Peter Frankopan about his latest book, The New Silk Roads, which looks at the shifting geopolitics and the...
The Benefits of Being a Hysterical Shrew: An Interview with Sarah Ramey
In this interview, Editor-in-Chief spoke with writer Sarah Ramey about her debut memoir, The Lady’s Handbook For Her Mysterious Illness.
Writing into Crisis: An Interview with Paul Lisicky
In this interview, Nina St. Pierre talks to author Paul Lisicky about his sixth book, the memoir, Later: My Life at the Edge of the...
‘This world has not yet become ash’: an Interview with Jane Hirshfield
In this interview, Columbia Journal online arts editor Jai Hamid Bashir talks to poet Jane Hirshfield about her ninth poetry collection Ledger (Knopf, March 10,...
On Elegant Endings: An Interview with Paola Antonelli
What brought me back into the room was Antonelli saying, “there is no drama in the beginning or end of life.” She told the story...
A Love Letter to Translation
Three translators on why the art of translation is close to their hearts.
Finding the Angel in the Stone: An Interview with Melissa Febos
In this interview, Online Nonfiction Editor Vera Carothers spoke to Melissa Febos about being honest with yourself, dropping out of high school to become a writer, and...
Creating Space, Translating Silence: An Interview with Katie Shireen Assef
First-time book translator tells the story of bringing Valérie Mréjen's "Forêt noire" into English.
Happy Holidays from Columbia Journal!
This holiday season, we're snuggling up with good books and dreams for the new decade. In case you're as much a fan of nostalgia as...
Down to the Marrow: An Interview with Carmen Maria Machado
Carmen Maria Machado talks about her new memoir, In the Dream House. The book explores domestic abuse in a lesbian relationship.
Writing ‘Mythological’ & ‘Imaginatively’: Podcast Episode 1
The Journal launches its new podcast exploring Fall Online judges Monica Sok & Akil Kumarasamy's writing processes.