In the opening pages of The Red Parts Maggie Nelson describes her previously published Jane: A Murder, a sister book to this, as being “about how one might live—or, rather, how my family lived, […]
Interviews Archive
Que Viva El Movimiento!
Matt Sedillo is an openly Communist poet and a Damn Slam Los Angeles champion. His last book of poetry, ”For What I Might Do Tomorrow” drew praise from the likes of Jack Hirschman. He agreed […]
A Conversation with Rene Steinke
René Steinke’s most recent novel, Friendswood (Riverhead), was named one of National Public Radio’s Best Books of 2014. Her previous novel, Holy Skirts, an imaginative retelling of the life of the artist and provocateur, Baroness […]
A Conversation with Tiphanie Yanique
Tiphanie Yanique is the author of the story collection, How to Escape from a Leper Colony, and I Am the Virgin Islands, a poem and children’s book illustrated by her husband, photographer Moses Djeli. Yanique […]
A Conversation with Rigoberto Gonzàlez
Rigoberto González was born in Bakersfield, California, and raised in Michoacán, Mexico. He is the author of several poetry books, including So Often the Pitcher Goes to Water until It Breaks (1999), a National Poetry Series selection; Other Fugitives […]
Excerpts from Author Interviews in Print Journal 2015
(conducted by Charlotte Slivka) 12th Street: When did you know you’d be a writer, and what propelled you to go for it? Tiphanie Yanique: My grandmother was a children’s librarian, which really means–especially in the Virgin […]
A Consultation with the Doctors
Managing Editor Charlotte Slivka engaged the drDOCTOR team in conversation via email. They discussed their reading series/podcast and where they’re going next. Sam Farahmand and Luke Wiget are the New School MFA Grads that make […]
Interview with Jeffery Renard Allen, Author of: “Song of The Shank”
Jeffery Renard Allen is the author of two collections of poetry, Stellar Places and Harbors and Spirits, and two works of fiction, the novel Rails Under My Back and the story collection Holding Pattern. His new novel, Song of […]
Interview with Alysia Abbott, Author of: “Fairyland: A Memoir of My Father”
The tender-rooted honesty in Alysia Abbott’s Fairyland: A Memoir of My Father, is of refreshing minority compared to the often fast and exploitative writing currently in the genre. Expertly braiding her memories of growing up […]
Interview with Poet Marisa Frasca
Poet Marisa Frasca graduated from the New School’s Riggio Honors Program, where she was also the poetry editor for 12th Street Journal. She received her MFA in poetry from Drew University. Her poems have appeared in […]
Kenan Trebincevic: A Voice From Genocide
Last summer, 33-year-old, Astoria-based physical therapist, Kenan Trebincevic, presented his patient, New School professor Susan Shapiro, with three pages of his childhood memoir. Just one year later he would publish, with co-author Shapiro, The Bosnia List, […]
Interview with Adam Fitzgerald
Adam Fitzgerald is a poet and educator. Barely 30, he is a founding editor for Maggy poetry journal, and teaches creative writing at Rutgers University and NYU. Here at The New School, he is […]
Interview With Rosie Schaap
Fortune teller. Deadhead. Minister. Teacher. These are a few of the lives that New York Times columnist and This American Life contributor Rosie Schaap has led. But rather than relegating those memories to the past, […]
Syria’s Poetic Justice
In the United States the conflict in Syria, although known, has been an issue recognized only during times when the media has made it a topic for evening headlines or endless partisan debates. However, some […]
Interview with David Levithan
David Levithan began his career writing for the young adult genre a decade ago with Boy Meets Boy. He has since written several acclaimed novels such as The Lover’s Dictionary, Every Day, and, most recently, […]
On the Language of Poetry: A Conversation with Tina Chang
TINA CHANG was raised in New York City. Brooklyn Poet Laureate, she is the author of the poetry collections Half-Lit Houses (2004) and Of Gods & Strangers (2011). She is co-editor of the anthology Language for a New Century: […]
Will Hermes: The Sounds of New York 1973-77
“Disco’s death was always a hoax; the sort of club-oriented dance music shaped by the New York scene now dominates pop around the world, and hip-hop’s influence goes without saying.”
A Conversation with Dana Spiotta
The work itself, once I begin, tends to become obsession with the language world of my characters. When I figure out how they use language, I discover what my book is about.
Téa Obreht: How We Make Meaning, Makes Us
An Excerpt from the 12th Street Interview
In this excerpt from the 12th Street interview, Téa Obreht talks backstory, process and the questions we’d love to ask our own work with Online Managing Editor, Kate Cox.
A Conversation with Elissa Schappell
An Excerpt from the 12th Street Interview
In this excerpt from the 12th Street interview, Elissa Schappell discusses womanhood from era to era with Charlotte Slivka. Elissa Schappell is the author of Use Me, a collection of linked short stories and finalist […]