Gish Jen’s new novel asks, Is ambition worthwhile in a world without justice?
Interview
Film Review + Interview: “The Assistant” — Silent Witness
While The Assistant’s scenario alludes to Harvey Weinstein, the problem is systemic in the entertainment business and probably many other workplaces.
Author Interview: Jared Ross Hardesty on “Slavery in New England” — More Pervasive Than You Thought
“The idea that slavery was not economically important to New England as a whole is just emphatically not true.”
Concert Preview: Judy Collins Heats Up Some “Winter Stories”
“People love a story, they always have, and always will, and stories are an essential ingredient in this folk music revival, which started sometime in the early ’50s.”
Author Interview: “The Cult of Trump” — Deprogramming the GOP
When someone recommended to Steven Hassan he write a volume called The Cult of Trump, “it just seemed like the most important book I could write, frankly.”
Author Interview: Boston’s Poet Laureate — Porsha Olayiwola
“I wrote those poems because I think people need to read the truth and to hear the truth about romantic sensibilities between gay people.”
Author Interview: Tim O’Brien — The Sound of a Father’s Voice
I wanted to give my kids this gift of a book about them and for them.
Book Interview: The Late Harold Bloom Talks Religion
Literary critic Harold Bloom passed away at the age of 89 two days ago; here’s an illuminating interview with Bloom from 2005.
Music Interview: Talking to Rocker Amy Rigby — Musician Turned Author
“I’ve put out records by myself before, but this is like 10 times the work!”
Book Feature: Jake Brennan’s “Disgraceland” — A Wicked Exposé of Popular Music’s Psychopaths
Jake Brennan’s unique blend of humor and horror generates very entertaining stories about some of the most shocking crimes committed by various icons of rock, pop, and punk music.