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Interviews

An Interview with Reena Shah

June 12, 2026 | blog, Interviews

Reena Shah’s novel Every Happiness is a dazzling debut that explores the ties between two women, Deepa and Ruchi, across decades, continents, and class divides. The two women first meet in Catholic school in India, but their connection is swift and rife with jealousy, unfamiliar intimacy, and suppressed desire. In their twenties, the two women...

An Interview with M Lin

April 26, 2026 | blog, Interviews

M Lin’s first book, The Memory Museum is a collection of short stories that explores family, place, the future, and makes meaning from the fractures of a post-Covid world. Through a blend of Mandarin and English, the stories lie at the intersection of Chinese and American identity. Being absolutely enamored by these stories, it was my (Allie McCoy MFA ‘27) pleasure to speak with M about the collection and...

An Interview with Rickey Fayne, author of The Devil Three Times

February 19, 2026 | blog, Interviews

Back in December, I (Ebony Sade, MFA ’27) had the privilege of talking to author Rickey Fayne about his 2025 debut novel, The Devil Three Times. The novel is a deep imagining of enslavement in Tennessee. It brings forth a magical reckoning of ancestry as it spans across eight generations of a Black family whose...

An Interview with Kim Samek

February 19, 2026 | blog, Interviews

Kim Samuel’s debut short story collection I AM THE GHOST HERE (Dial Press, 2026) has been named a most anticipated book by Lit Hub, The Seattle Times, The Millions, and Debutiful. This collection of surrealist stories revolves around issues such as environmental concerns, waste, the integration of technology into our lives, identity, and how these...

Fragmentation, Apocalypse and the Anti-Novel: An Interview with Dan Leach

November 11, 2025 | blog, Interviews

As someone who was in middle school during Y2K and 9/11, I (James Passaro, MFA ‘26) understood the times and seasons of Junah at the End of the World. Dan Leach’s portrayal of a middle school boy in Carolina who is navigating his parent’s separation, his first romance and the looming threat of apocalypse is a...