In a poem for The Nation, Sinclair laments a state in which "Earth vespers nothing but its tinfoil/ sermon."

In The New Yorker, Chiasson expounds on the “enigmas and paradoxes” and “sexual power” of Romarie Waldrop’s poetry.

On the PEN/Faulkner podcast, Wray and fiction writer Celeste Ng discuss family secrets and fascination with danger.

Publishers Weekly declares that Whitehead’s novel about a young slave’s adventures as she makes a desperate bid for freedom should be "required reading for every American citizen.”

Cronin divulges his favorite character in fiction and the single word he uses most in his work.

LaValle reveals the first horror tale he ever wrote and what makes New York a good setting for scary stories. 

In honor of National Poetry Month, the Huffington Post talks to Moss about why she believes her work is “hallucinatory” and how she found the will to self-identify as a poet.

On literary website Vol. 1 Brooklyn, writer Tobias Carroll reflects on the function of form in Blanchfield’s “deftly written” collection.

The Seattle magazine applauds Choi’s balance of playfulness and heartbreak in her exploration of the Korean War, deeming the collection “refreshingly strange.” 

The New Yorker deems Vuong “not an experimental poet, but a poet of the American experiment” and talks to him about why, as an immigrant, colloquial English was a “destination.”