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Barry Gifford Is America’s Offbeat Dostoevsky
We caught up with the novelist, poet, and frequent David Lynch collaborator to talk about his new book 'Writers' and what it’s been like working with the iconic director.
How Wahida Clark Became the Queen of 'Street Lit' From Inside a Prison Cell
We talked to the originator of the street lit fiction genre to discuss how she pioneered a nuanced take on the romance novel from within a federal prison.
'These Schmucks Were Geniuses!': Poet Eileen Myles Remembers Her New York
We sat down with the writer to talk about her career, how New York has changed, and the problems LGBT people still face.
I Got a Lesson in Gender Equality at a Romance Writers' Conference
I'd promised my editor a funny piece about the people who write and read romantic fiction, but what I found wasn't a joke.
Two Vodkas and One Iced Coffee with Salman Rushdie
VICE caught up with the iconic author to discuss his 12th novel, 'Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights.' As he chatted about everything from fatwa to Twitter feuds, Rushdie proved he is as controversial, and incredible, as ever.
We Asked Australia's True Crime Expert Why the Country Is So Obsessed with Horrible Murders
"It's a more interesting way to get riled up than watching Q&A, because there's a murder."
Photographing the Faces of Berlin's Graffiti Scene
Norman Behrendt portraits of Berlin's most prominent graffiti writers serve as a comment on the duality of their lives.
Don't Kill Your Heroes, Don't Even Meet Them
When you meet your heroes, you miss out on the true value of having a hero: the opportunity to learn about yourself.
[Exclusive] Visualizing 36 Years of Iranian Literary Censorship
Talking to Small Media about their interactive visualization of Iran's literary censorship from the 1979 revolution through to today.
My Grandfather Was a Gun-Running Psychopath Who Hung with William S. Burroughs
Paul Lund was a serial womanizer, a career criminal, and a friend of the Beats. He was also, as I recently found out, the father my mom never met.