The author of My Year of Rest and Relaxation on writing grief, the role of beauty and shuffling down to the bodega. 

Twenty-five years after its release, Magic: The Gathering still strikes a balance between performance and commodity—a mix of chess’s chilly purity and poker's social theatre.

I somehow thought my mother would die and still be alive, somewhere in that distant sound that resembles the sea in which she taught me to swim. But she is not there.

The author of Foe on marriage, having Charlie Kaufman adapt your work, and why he likes stories that remind him of Manu Ginobili. 

The author of Certain American States on living with titles, the narrative space of relationships, and why short stories are like sauce.

The author of If You Leave Me on the Korean War, listening to your family stories, and the cost of survival.