Matthew Salesses Believes Being Better People Makes Us Better Writers
Akanksha Singh interviews Matthew Salesses about his new novel “The Sense of Wonder,” decolonizing storytelling, and what K-dramas can teach us about plot.
Andrew Sean Greer Is Challenging the “Great American Novel”
Akanksha Singh interviews Andrew Sean Greer about his new novel “Less Is Lost,” finding humor in uncomfortable topics, and the pleasures of a fairytale ending.
Dur e Aziz Amna Is Adding Something Different to the Canon
Akanksha Singh interviews Dur e Aziz Amna about her novel ‘American Fever,’ the burdens of representation, and performing for the dominant culture.
Journalism and Literature Need to Make Room for “Unfamiliar” Stories
To refresh our sense of empathy we have to expose ourselves to other perspectives. In the news, in literature, in life.
Journalism Taught Me to Ask for Help
As a journalist, I’ve learned that isolation is damning—something I don’t think the writer in me fully recognizes.
Muchhadji Has Achieved the Bombay Dream—I’m Still Working on It
Most paanwalas sell loose cigarettes. I don’t smoke often, but when I do, I buy one or two. I never buy them from Muchhad.