Interview

Jancis, Genius of Wine

A conversation with wine expert Jancis Robinson—author of at least 22 books, most recently Wine Grapes—on the wine renaissance, advising the royals, and the difference between tasting and drinking (and getting drunk).

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Paul Auster: Memoir as Musical Composition

The author discusses Brooklyn, baseball, writing autobiographically, and why he has never written a memoir.

What is Revolution?

Following a year of global revolution, a new 1,200-page collection—featuring writings from Angela Davis to Kathy Acker to William Hazlitt—is both an examination of, and a guide to, revolutionary thought. Here, a conversation with creators Lisa Robertson and Matthew Stadler.

“The most terrifying kid in a yarmulke!”: An interview with Nathan Englander

In Toronto for Holocaust Education Week, the author of What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank speaks about Nora Ephron, global fiction, hoodlums, and how the past is always present.

Writing Lyrics to Writing Novels: A Conversation with Jo Nesbø

Already a successful stockbroker, Jo Nesbø first cut his teeth singing songs and writing lyrics for Norwegian rock band Di Derre (Those Guys). A jet-lagged Nesbø talks about the origins of Harry Hole, the protagonist in so many of his dark thrillers, and how he got into writing in the first place with the only recently translated The Bat.

Bullying, Wrestling, and Degrassi: A Conversation with Susin Nielsen

In Susin Nielsen's latest YA novel, The Reluctant Journal of Henry K. Larsen, a 13-year-old boy comes to grips with the aftermath of a school shooting. Nielsen talks to Hazlitt about bullying, getting her start on Degrassi Junior High, and unwittingly becoming a wrestling expert.