Publishers Weekly praises Levin’s insight into the “absurdity” of physical bodies, and writes that “the world may seem broken, but these poems don’t convey doom—Levin’s clear, grounded language leaves the reader hopeful in the end.”

The Los Angeles Review of Books discusses how David Foster Wallace completed The Pale King by writing himself into it.

Parks talks about producing her play on slavery in America, Father Comes Home from the Wars, overseas, and why she is “always interested in people first” before language. 

Wayne discusses the research he did to create a realistic college setting for his latest novel Loner, and why he doesn’t consider the work a thriller.

In The New Inquiry, Core explains how her dyslexia has impacted her reading for the better, and reveals her favorite George Harrison song. 

Smith discusses her relationship to faith and using poetry to engage with questions of America. 

For Lena Dunham's newsletter Lenny, Alice Sola Kim imagines a beautiful and dark future world, one in which “everyone is dreaming very busily.”

In Image Journal, Meis delves into the "withdrawal of the thinker-of-faith from the public realm." 

In Willow Springs, Levin asks, “What is a father? What is a star?” in her ode to fathers, daughters, and family.

Guirgis discusses his new Netflix show, The Get Down, creating coming-of-age stories for television, and memorizing the lyrics to "Rapper's Delight” as a teen.