"The Kingdom of Surfaces" subverts the white gaze and reclaims The Met’s China exhibit
In Alissa Hattman's dystopian novel "Sift," two women journey across a wasteland of destruction in search for fertile land
Lydia Kiesling, author of "Mobility," on American consumerism, climate change, the cost of climbing the corporate ladder
Aurora Mattia's novel "The Fifth Wound" is about the wounds we are given and those we choose
Jane Wong confronts toxic masculinity and finds nourishment amidst pain and rage in her memoir "Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City"
After a 20 year career as an editor, Adrienne Brodeur discusses moving from memoir to novels
Eric Abrahamsen and Jeremy Tiang on capturing the voices of young Chinese men in Xu Zechen’s collection "Beijing Sprawl"
Tania James, author of "Loot," on the brutality of colonialism and true ownership of plundered art
Amber Caron on why she doesn’t romanticize physical labor in her short story collection "Call Up the Waters"
John West on creating art that reflects the messy reality of struggling with mental health and addiction
In her essay collection, Jenn Shapland writes about the complicity of white womanhood and bringing attention to environmental toxins
Aisha Abdel Gawad’s novel "Between Two Moons" asks what does resistance look like for Arab American women
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