Q&A: Back and Forth

What Shapes Our Desires?

Luke Burgis Discusses the Power of Fiction, Health of the Humanities, Mimetic Desire, the Woke/Anti-Woke Binary, and the Three City Problem

Jul 17 •

Challenging Experts: A Lone Journalist Confronts John Steinbeck

A Conversation with Bill Steigerwald, Author of ‘Dogging Steinbeck’

Jul 10 •

‘I Talk to God in Public’

Public Theologian Esau McCaulley Discusses Education, Book Banning, and Writing about Faith for a Mainstream Audience

Jun 12 •

Technology, Culture, and Power—What Connects Them All

Journalist Virginia Postrel on Spotting Trends, AI, Her Simple Advice for Young Writers, More

Jun 5 •

A Working Writer in a Working Library

Historian Steven F. Hayward Unpacks His Library and Gives Us a Tour

May 29 •

French Lessons in Ghostwriting

Nancy French Talks Classic Novels, Personal History, and Life as a Ghost

May 15 •

‘A Desire to Constantly Learn’

Tsh Oxenreider Talks Teaching, Traveling, and the Transformative Power of Habits

Jan 10 •

Classics as a Bridge to the World

Shadi Bartsch on Translating Vergil, What’s Missing in the Stoic Revival, and the Problem of Interpretation

Nov 27, 2023 •

Rescuing One Woman’s Life from Oblivion

Gregg Hecimovich on the Role of Historians in Uncovering the Past and Illuminating Our Lives

Nov 20, 2023 •

Many People at Once: The Role of Literary Translators

Translator Lisa C. Hayden Discusses the Challenges of Translation, the Role of Intuition, and Why She Never Recommends Specific Editions of Classic…

Nov 11, 2023 •

Our Libraries Tell Us Stories, if We Listen

Bibliophile Stuart Kells Discusses His Personal Collection, Publishing History, What Guides His Writing, More

Oct 21, 2023 •

The Long, Bright Shadow of Russell Kirk

Alan Cornett on Kirk’s Penchant for Halloween and Ghost Stories, Plus Other Bookish Diversions

Oct 16, 2023 •

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