Interviews

A Q&A for VICE with the guest services manager of a hotel in Tennessee's Great Smoky Mountains where it's Chistmas all year round.

A Q&A for The Billfold with the executive director of Women on 20s, a non-profit organization campaigning to replace Andrew Jackson with a cool and courageous women (Shirley Chisholm, Rachel Carson, etc.) on the $20. 

An interview for Longreads.com with former child actor Mara Wilson (Mrs. Doubtfire, Matilda) on leaving Hollywood and becoming a writer. 

A conversation with author Karen Russell (Swamplandia! Vampires in the Lemon Grove) about stories vs. novels, monsters, insomnia, and what authors ask of readers. 

A Q&A with comedian and writer John Hodgman, the "I'm a PC" guy, Daily Show correspondent, and author of Complete World Knowledge. 

A conversation with author David Mitchell (Cloud Atlas, The Bone Clocks) on Japan, recurring characters, and complicated plots.