Readings

The author of Blue Ticket on leaving things unsaid, weaponizing humour, and bodily autonomy.

The author of Exciting Times on spreading goodwill, navigating and honouring difference, and the lie of meritocracy.

Talking to the author of Strange Hotel about the tolerance and patience of readers, writing "difficult" books, and the urgency that comes with age.

Sanctioning the buffoonery of Joel Schumacher.

Talking to the author of Glitter Up the Dark about Savage Garden as entry-point to fandom, missing shitty clubs in the midst of a pandemic, and Britney Spears's communist reblogs.

There was a creative storytelling aspect to sex, and a form of intimacy we didn't share with boys.

The author of Too Much on who gets to be excessive, whether Victorian protagonists would get along, and the privilege of seeing yourself in literature. 

Sometimes I think I can identify men who have daughters. 

The author of Sharks in the Time of Saviors on mythmaking, magical realism, and the hero complex.