The bigger your literary star, says @cpamzhang, the bigger the risk of being pigeonholed. Thus her voracious sophomore novel, Land of Milk and Honey, is a pronounced departure from her lauded debut. Over a decadent meal, she told Bindu Bansinath her story trib.al/YFypDpY

“I have to confess something. I never knew J Lo meant Jennifer Lopez.” — my father to me just now

After 28 years, Bookforum closes its doors. Bindu Bansinath reports on the beloved hub of literary New York trib.al/0B1ic0k

In our conversation about Derry Girls (a perfect, perfect show) and Bake Off, Saoirse-Monica Jackson gave me this wisdom: 'A champion always goes out early.'

For The Cut, I wrote about the vetted men dating party in TriBeCa last week, where those tired of 'fuckboys, liars, and manipulators' threw a mixer with guys they actually trust. thecut.com/2022/10/vetted…

For Curbed I wrote about a group of elite gymnast hopefuls who train five hours a day at Gotham Gymnastics in Gowanus

.Uju Anya spoke with @bindubansinath about the death of Queen Elizabeth II and the backlash she's faced for speaking frankly about colonialism nym.ag/3RA00VZ

'Surrealism is never a gimmick in Bliss Montage; instead, it seeps nonchalantly into ordinary life.'

Ling Ma talks with @bindubansinath about BLISS MONTAGE at The Cut: bit.ly/3cVMUUa

For The Cut I spoke to Ling Ma about being a pandemic prophet and her short story collection, 'Bliss Montage.' thecut.com/2022/09/bliss-…

My dog’s enemy is a quiet Havanese named Gatsby

My evil eye bracelet is giving me contact dermatitis but I think it’s worth it??

For The Cut I spoke to patients seeking elective sterilization post-Roe, and to doctors flooded with tubal requests—many of those from younger patients who have never been pregnant and hope they’ll never have to be.

Alma is 33 and lives in Tennessee. As a baby, they were privately adopted through a Christian agency by parents who claimed to be “pro-life.” They spoke with me about adoption trauma and how they wish their birth mother had been given a choice. thecut.com/2022/07/i-was-…

The same SCOTUS that said yesterday that states don’t have the ability to regulate guns today gave states the power to regulate women’s bodies.

I spoke to Harry James Hanson and Devin Antheus about their forthcoming photo book, “Legends of Drag,” for The Cut

In 2008, Kari Ferrell left Salt Lake City (and a few open arrest warrants for check fraud) for Brooklyn, where she made headlines for duping men in Williamsburg. Now she's back and ready to reenter the spotlight. I wrote about her second coming: thecut.com/2022/05/kari-f…

.Alison Leiby’s one-woman show, “Oh God, a Show About Abortion,” has seen a huge surge of interest. She spoke with Bindu Bansinath nym.ag/39M6Qql