Daniel Smith and n+1 editor Keith Gessen talk about Gessen’s article for Vanity Fair, “The Book on Publishing” (October 2011). This article uses Chad Harbach’s book The Art of Fielding as a lens to examine developments in print and electronic publishing. Keith and Daniel discuss what these changes mean for the industry, the authors, and the reading public. More…
In this episode Liz Hynes talks with Chad Harbach about his new novel, The Art of Fielding, exploring themes of mimetic desire, Herman Melville, and male friendship on and off the baseball field. More…
Carla Blumenkranz discusses her piece “Captain Midnight.” This unusual portrait follows a young Gordon Lish in the early ’60s as he searches for new talent and struggles to start his career. Siddhartha Deb, author of the recently published nonfiction book, The Beautiful and the Damned: A Portrait of the New India, offers insight into the illusion of wealth and class disparities in globalized India. More…
In this installment of our monthly podcast, Daniel Smith interviews Jo Ann Beard about her recent novel, In Zanesville. Beard, whose last book was the acclaimed essay collection The Boys of My Youth (1998), talks about the merger of fact and fiction, her attempt to write a young-adult novel, her passion for writing about animals and kids, and being a lifelong “sidekick.” More…
In this discussion with author Sam Lipsyte, podcast hosts Liz Hynes and Daniel Smith chronicle Lipsyte’s journey from his role as the “Lead Screamer” for the punk-rock band Dungbeetle to the publication of his third novel, The Ask. They grapple with the central themes in Lipsyte’s work, including gentrification, belonging, and authenticity. More…
The second argument is more articulate, and more troubling. It is that the price increase is not just unfair but purposeful, that it is part of a calculated marketing strategy on behalf of the Modern’s administrators—an upscaling of their product. There is the obvious evidence in support of this argument: the shops and products, the cafés and restaurants on three separate floors. More…
We are proud to announce the launch of the n+1 podcast, a monthly conversation on arts, culture, and literature hosted by Liz Hynes and Daniel Smith, and produced in conjunction with the New School and WNSR: New School Radio. The inaugural episode features editor Mark Greif, associate editor Nikil Saval, and contributor Gemma Sieff. More…
I’ve been thinking about this letter since Thanksgiving, but I haven’t found the time to write down my thoughts until now. They’re thoughts about your support for Hillary Clinton—the prospect of whose presidency seems to excite similar emotions in you as the prospect of a Barack Obama presidency excites in me. It hadn’t occurred to me that anyone could be enthusiastic about Hillary Clinton. More…
In this way and others I was assured again and again: no Delgado by way of TMS. No mind control. No social danger. Pascual-Leone had been brainstorming aloud; or he had been attempting innocently to pique the curiosity of a visiting journalist. And yet Delgado’s bull stuck with me. More…
