The poet Laura Kasischke discusses David Lynch, transcendental meditation, and the future of the Internet.
The Word Process: An Interview with Sara Nović
Sara Nović on the importance of "non-writing,"why writers need to cultivate curiosity, and why she washes the dishes when she's stuck.
What is a Literary Magazine? A Panel Discussion – Part II
What is a literary magazine? Do they create culture, or reflect it? Can lit mags be revolutionary?
What is a Literary Magazine? A Panel Discussion – Part I
Part One of a conversation that took place on Columbia’s campus on December 12, 2017.
An Interview with
Matthew J. Parker
Author Matthew J. Parker speaks with Lucas Gonzalez and Columbia Journal “So regressive, but on a personal level, like lesions,” says Matthew J. Parker, offering...
An Interview with Jia Tolentino of
The New Yorker: Part II
Below we continue our interview with New Yorker staff writer Jia Tolentino. You can read Part I here. Erica Stisser: How does your approach differ between fiction...
Women Who Write: Taleen Mardirossian, Interviewed by Paulina Pinsky
Taleen Mardirossian sits on the beaten-in black couch in the Writing Office next to me. Having had the privilege of having her in my nonfiction...
An Interview with Jia Tolentino of
The New Yorker: Part I
We’re in the midst of a blizzard and the Hungarian Pastry Shop, arguably the Upper West Side’s coziest nook for freelancers and finals-frenzied students, is...
Jesse Sheidlower on profanity, cocktails, and the old practice of new words
On a rainy afternoon in Midtown, I ordered a cup of coffee and waited to meet Jesse Sheidlower, lexicographer and the former editor-at-large of the...
Jeannie Vanasco on writing a memoir, sticking to your vision, and her three-legged cats by Daphne Palasi Andreades
photo cred: Bustle When I read Jeanne Vanasco’s debut memoir, The Glass Eye (Tin House, 2017), the book left me crying on a subway train...
Elif Batuman on breadth, genre, and writing as if you’ve never read
HL Part of what I love in The Idiot is the space you give to passages in which Selin is just grasping for the solidification...
Elif Batuman on Her New (Old) Novel, ‘The Idiot’
Elif Batuman’s The Idiot is a hilarious, poignant, and deviously wise novel, couched in the late-adolescent sensibilities of its narrator, Selin. As a freshman at...