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“I think each project requires its own form, and the story itself demands the form.” In this Louisiana Channel interview, Lauren Groff talks about how her novel Matrix (Riverhead Books, 2021) began as a thought experiment around toxic masculinity, and reflects on the ways fiction can challenge patriarchal storytelling traditions.
Tags: Fiction | Lauren Groff | Matrix | Riverhead Books | Louisiana Channel | novel | writing process | interview | 2025