IN CONVERSATION
Inside Herculine, the Demonic Trans Horror Novel You’ve Been Waiting For
October 9, 2025
To mark the publication of her debut novel, the author Grace Byron joined Substack princess Rayne Fisher-Quann to talk faith, jealousy, suffering, and demons.
IN CONVERSATION
Natasha Stagg and Tish Weinstock on Goths, Girlhood, and Grand Rapids
October 7, 2025
To mark the launch of her new novel, “Grand Rapids,” author Natasha Stagg fielded some deep questions from her internet friend and fellow writer Tish Weinstock.
XXX
Matt Lambert Brings Wolfgang Tillmans Inside His Naughty Underworld
October 6, 2025
“I’m a captain and a conduit,” says the photographer, whose sixth book comes out this month. “I’m just creating a play space for all these energies to come together.”
XXX
“Fucking Is a Form of Knowledge”: Kay Gabriel, in Conversation with Hari Nef
October 2, 2025
To mark the release of her latest book, “Perverts,” the poet joined Hari Nef for a wide-ranging conversation about queer nightlife, organizing, and making art.
IN CONVERSATION
Nicholas Boggs and Richie Shazam on the Love Affairs That Shaped James Baldwin
September 24, 2025
With “Baldwin: A Love Story,” the author Nicholas Boggs has written the definitive biography of one of America’s greatest writers. Last month, he joined his old friend Richie Shazam to explain how he did it.
MEDUSA
Eileen Myles and Versace? It Makes More Sense Than You’d Think.
September 16, 2025
To mark a new era under the auspices of creative director Dario Vitale, the Milanese house enlisted the poet and novelist to contribute to the first chapter of “Versace Embodied.”
ICON
“I Would Hate to Be Young Right Now”: Sally Mann Looks Back on Her Life in Pictures
September 16, 2025
“I’m a romantic, but hard-nosed,” said the photographer, who’s authored a new memoir about her art and life. “Photographically, I think of myself as kind of a hard-nosed pictorialist.”
SMOKE BREAK
Richard Turley and Lucas Mascatello on Bad Trends, Egregious Typos, and Civilization Issue 7
September 15, 2025
Issue Seven of the charmingly impractical newsprint “Civilization” is full of pleas, regrets, and confessions. To celebrate the launch, we grilled its two publishers over a cigarette.
BROTHERS
“This Is Not an Apology Tour”: Charlie Sheen, in Conversation With Emilio Estevez
September 9, 2025
Eight years after getting sober, the 60-year-old Hollywood icon is finally ready to talk about his fall from grace. Who better to coax him out of his shell than his older brother Emilio Estevez?
PILLS
P.E. Moskowitz on Hangovers, Hysteria, and America’s Chemical Romance
September 9, 2025
“It’s not that the drugs are bad,” says the author and critic, “but we’re asking the wrong thing of them. There’s no way to cure people into a sick society.”
IN CONVERSATION
Amie Barrodale and Ottessa Moshfegh on Craft, Critics, and the Blurb Economy
September 3, 2025
To mark the release of her first novel, “Trip,” the author reunited with her longtime friend Ottessa Moshfegh for a candid conversation about endings, memory, and not reading their reviews.
IN CONVERSATION
Olivia Kan-Sperling on Alt-Lit, E-Girls, and the Joys of Cultural Appropriation
August 28, 2025
Shortly after the release of her second novel, “Little Pink Book,” the author joined Alexi Alario of Nymphet Alumni to discuss the book’s wide-ranging inspirations over bubble tea.
IN CONVERSATION
Alexis Okeowo and Rob Franklin on Home, History, and Writing the South
August 14, 2025
To mark the release of her new book, “Blessings and Disasters,” Alexis Okeowo joined “Great Black Hope” author Rob Franklin to compare notes on their experiences of the south.
IN CONVERSATION
Philippa Snow on Trash, Obscenity, and the Tyranny of the 2000s
August 1, 2025
“Like a lot of millennial women, I was formed in the fire of 2000s media culture,” says the culture critic Philippa Snow. “Which means a lot of size zero, intense paparazzi, surveillance circle of shame attitudes around bodies and faces.”
FICTION
Michael Clune’s Next Act? A Novel About Panic Attacks.
July 31, 2025
Just after the release of “Pan,” his first novel, the award-winning writer joined us to talk about addiction, spirals, and the comfort of books.
DEBUT
Author Stephanie Wambugu on Grifting, Girlhood, and the Uses of Trauma
July 29, 2025
“I think women are characterized as being really naive,” the author of “Lonely Crowds” says. “But I often find that when you talk to a man, he’s having revelations you maybe had as a child.”
ONLINE
Aiden Arata Tells Phoebe Bridgers How She Turned Her Internet Brain Rot Into a Book
July 22, 2025
Before publishing her debut collection of essays, “You Have a New Memory,” the writer joined Phoebe Bridgers to talk about horny minions, crippling anxiety, and performative nonchalance.
WOO WOO
“I’ve Become Much Less Autistic”: Tao Lin on Sex, Drugs, and Spiritual Awakenings
July 16, 2025
Last month, we caught up with the “Taipei” author for a wide-ranging conversation about friendship, masturbation, Asian stereotypes, and Western medicine.
THEATRICS
“I’m Such a Bitch for Words”: Maya Martinez on Car Crashes and Poetry Tours
June 25, 2025
Before the release of “Theatrics,” her first book, the writer and performer met us on the Coney Island ferris wheel to talk about meeting her heroes and being foolish online.
POETS
Anselm Berrigan Reflects On His Mother Alice Notley’s Life and Legacy
June 20, 2025
Shortly after the passing of the influential New York School poet Alice Notley, her son Anselm Berrigan joined us to discuss her final days and secret love of detective novels.