All Author Q&As
‘The Daughters of Kobani’: A chronicle of the women who fought ISISThe author of “The Daughters of Kobani” discusses how Syrian Kurdish women fought against ISIS and for equality, winning a victory in war and at home.
How is a sonnet like the suburbs? Both are places of possibility.Craig Morgan Teicher, author of “Welcome to Sonnetville, New Jersey,” challenges himself to narrow the frame so even small events become high stakes.
Raptor rapture: A Q&A with Jonathan MeiburgA raptor in the Falkland Islands, the striated caracara, was a mystery to Charles Darwin. Jonathan Meiburg talks about solving the puzzle.
Q&A with Nicole Perlroth, author of ‘This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends’Cyberattacks are increasingly disruptive to everyday life. New York Times cybersecurity reporter Nicole Perlroth explains the future of digital war.
Q&A with John Colapinto, author of ‘This Is the Voice’“We are the planet’s most dominant species, and language gave us primacy,” says the author – and that’s just the beginning of what voices can do.
Q&A with with Judith Flanders, author of ‘A Place for Everything’Alphabetical order may seem an inevitable way to organize the world. But things weren’t always like this – and indeed, might not be forever.
Q&A with Michael Wood, author of ‘The Story of China’China is one of the oldest continuous civilizations in the world, and its endurance is tied to the complex systems of order it has developed.
Q&A with Danielle Evans, author of ‘The Office of Historical Corrections’“In my stories, I explore that space between what we think and what we say out loud, between what we actually want and how we behave,” says Ms. Evans.
Q&A with William G. Thomas III, author of ‘A Question of Freedom’In the United States, enslaved people and their families used court systems to fight for their freedom. Here's a look at some notable examples.
Q&A with Lesley-Ann Jones, author of ‘The Search for John Lennon’The British rock historian answers questions about one of music’s brightest stars – and the shadows he left behind.
Q&A with Ravi Somaiya, author of ‘The Golden Thread’United Nations secretary-general Dag Hammarskjöld “genuinely tried to do good and was also quite effective” during the Cold War, according to Somaiya.
Q&A with N. Scott Momaday, author of ‘Earth Keeper’Pulitzer prize-winning writer N. Scott Momaday discusses his newest book, his life, poetry, and his career.
Q&A with with James Gardner, author of ‘The Louvre’Among Western art institutions, the Louvre looms as a supreme icon of cultural sophistication. But how did it get that way? James Gardner explains.
Q&A with with Alan Mikhail, author of ‘God’s Shadow’His book about Sultan Selim I restores the Ottomans to their place in the making of the modern world and as a cultural force to be reckoned with.
Q&A with with David Michaelis, author of ‘Eleanor’America’s longest-serving first lady brought people’s everyday concerns to the White House, and made government seem more approachable.
From sports violence to scandals, what’s a fan to do?In “Loving Sports When They Don’t Love You Back,” Jessica Luther and Kavitha A. Davidson explain how to remain a fan while recognizing problems.
Hurricanes sweep through American history: A Q&A with author Eric Jay Dolin“A Furious Sky” explores the evolution of meteorology, communications, satellite technology, and computer modeling driven by these storm systems.
Shakespeare grieves his son’s death in Maggie O’Farrell’s poignant novelIn an interview, Maggie O’Farrell explains why she believes the play “Hamlet” is tied in part to the death of Shakespeare’s 11-year-old son, Hamnet.
Does America have a ‘caste’ system? Isabel Wilkerson explains.The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist argues that race and class divisions owe more to a caste system that everyone “knows in their bones.”
The problem with the word ‘suffrage’: It excludes Black women activistsHistorian Martha S. Jones answers questions about the political history of Black women in America and their collective struggle for voting rights.
