“Eyebrows Like Her Name”: An Interview with Yelena Moskovich
Cameron Finch and Yelena Moskovich sit down to discuss conformity, rebellion, post-soviet diaspora, the textures of ideology, writing queer desire, the trauma of flight, and much more.
Too Loud to Ignore: An Interview with Two Dollar Radio
No matter the genre, we have become known for curating boundary-pushing writers and for our fiercely punk DIY aesthetic.
A Story of Dissonance: An Interview with Diederik Oostdijk
The Netherlands Carillon can only be understood against a background of two nations trying to reinvent themselves during the Cold War.
Creating New Worlds with Language: An Interview with Emma Raddatz of Archipelago Books
In this latest installment of our Small Press Series for MQR Online, Archipelago’s editorial and development associate Emma Raddatz shares the ins and outs of working at a small press, why translations are so necessary in the American literary landscape, and recommends upcoming titles from the Archipelago catalogue.
Resurrecting Walter Benjamin’s Archival Spirit: An Interview with Frances Cannon
“Work on good prose has three steps: a musical phase when it is composed, an architectonic one when it is built, & a textile one when it is woven.” These words come from the brain of 20th-century philosopher and cultural critic, Walter Benjamin. But they’ve been reimagined by Vermont-based artist and author Frances Cannon. In …
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“Writing into the Surprise:” An Interview with Kristen Arnett
I began looking into how things can go so wrong in taxidermy. The placement of eyes is so important; even if you screw up just a little, the animals can go crosseyed.
Fueling Up on Rice & Beans & Poetry: An Interview with Janaka Stucky of Black Ocean Press
Black Ocean is an independent publisher based out of Boston, with satellites in Detroit and Chicago. Known for their experimental and bold aesthetic, Black Ocean celebrates artists who color outside the lines & produce risk-taking literature with a purposeful vitality. Since 2004, the press has produced over 50 full-length poetry collections, including titles such as …
The Wild Birds: A Review and an Interview with Emily Strelow
In her debut novel, The Wild Birds (Rare Bird Books, 2018), author Emily Strelow interrogates what it means to be “wild” by layering the word’s many meanings onto palpable, empathic, and deeply-flawed characters, all who live among the diverse and wondrous environs of the American West. The Wild Birds is told in alternating, non-linear chapters—an appropriate …
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Synchronizing the Ghosts: An Interview with Donald Quist
Donald Quist is the author of the linked story collection, For Other Ghosts (Awst Press, 2018), and the book of essays, Harbors (Awst Press, 2016), which was a Foreword INDIES Bronze Winner and International Book Awards Finalist. His writing has appeared in The Rumpus, AGNI, and North American Review, among elsewhere. He is the creator of the online …
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Literary Luminaries: An Interview with Kyle McCord, Nick Courtright, and Erin Stalcup of Gold Wake Press
Gold Wake Press is an independent literary press, publishing four to six titles per year. To date, the press has produced over forty books of poetry, memoir, and fiction, including titles such as This is Not About Birds, by Nick Ripatrazone, Robinson Alone, by Kathleen Rooney, Local Extinctions, by Mary Quade, and more. In addition to …