Ten Questions for Sarah Manguso

“Don’t let an algorithm tell you what to read. Disobey the algorithm.” —Sarah Manguso, author of Very Cold People
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“Don’t let an algorithm tell you what to read. Disobey the algorithm.” —Sarah Manguso, author of Very Cold People
The author of Nobody’s Magic considers what happens when you lust after your own characters.
“It took me more than a year to put aside my fear of attempting it.” —Lan Samantha Chang, author of The Family Chao
“I will miss thinking about Joan and her world every second of every day.” —Weike Wang, author of Joan Is Okay
“Make it so good they can’t reject it.” —Edgar Gomez, author of High-Risk Homosexual
“If you feel that the story is good and that it needs to be read, then keep at it until you’re happy with it.” —Obed Silva, author of The Death of My Father the Pope
The translator of Migratory Birds and Permafrost shares how growing up between different languages and countries has led her to challenge conventional wisdom about the art of translation.
“This was the book I was meant to write my whole life.” —Neel Patel, author of Tell Me How to Be
“It felt as if my protagonist was in the room with me.” —Claire Oshetsky, author of Chouette
“What does it take for any of us to change our core beliefs?” —Okezie Nwọka, author of God of Mercy