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“He was on fire, writing like his death depended on it.” —Tom Comitta The devil works hard in this excerpt from Tom Comitta’s satirical novel, PEOPLE’S CHOICE LITERATURE (Columbia University Press) tinyurl.com/35m958kk

Friends and fellow artists margaux ogden and Devin Troy Strother discuss the humor and imagery in Strother’s recent work. “I want to overload the viewer because that is what I want from shows—an abundance of stuff.” —Devin Troy Strother tinyurl.com/bdcsrfex

“With my music, I’ve always wanted it to be like me, to sound how I think, and to reflect the conversation.” —McKinley Dixon Friends and fellow musicians Lucy Dacus and my father's name reflect on art school, self-expression and the heart of their music. tinyurl.com/bdezy897

“I play with great seriousness and seek absolute feeling, and every situation I form can generate a wide range of emotions.” —Lucio Pozzi Artist Stephen Westfall interviewed artist-philosopher Lucio Pozzi on the trajectory of his work. tinyurl.com/47wv5taj

“Edie can’t stop herself now from the desire to try to tell Marie everything she knows about faith.” —Catherine Lacey A young woman recalls a spiritual encounter and questions her belief in Catherine Lacey’s THE MÖBIUS BOOK (Farrar,Straus&Giroux). tinyurl.com/3fzerra2

“I do think to myself: What can only I make that nobody else can make?” —Amanda Williams Visual artist and architect Amanda Williams discussed creating space with artist lauren halsey as part of our Oral History Project. tinyurl.com/bdh26md5

“That’s what I’m most interested in: this sense of being trapped in a loop, unable to truly exist outside it.” Writer Qianfan Gu interviewed visual artist Huidi Xiang whose work concerns the relationship between labor and play. tinyurl.com/484zy8cz

“Artists can best contribute to society by reflecting on what most concerns them and what they enjoy giving to the public.” —Nanette Carter Writer Matthew Deleget interviewed artist Nanette Carter about her retrospective at Montclair Art Museum. tinyurl.com/5dxjchuf

“Language breaks down into rhythm, and meaning recirculates throughout the universe… darío remains with us, surely, in these cycles and patterns of life.” —Emerson Goo Writer Emerson Goo reviewed the late poet bruno darío’s LANTANA (UGLY DUCKLING PRESSE) tinyurl.com/43dwwd7m

“When thinking is freed from its attachment to either intention or objects, it runs like a river.” —Iva Gueorguieva Painter Dona Nelson interviewed visual artist Iva Gueorguieva. The two discuss the role of movement in Gueorguieva’s creative process. tinyurl.com/56ad7ak9

“My artistic work and interests inform my curatorial vision and bring a personal perspective to the shows I create.” —Jorge Rojas Artist Suzanne Sbarge interviewed visual and performance artist Jorge Rojas whose work concerns traversing borders. tinyurl.com/4c8ykmrd

“It’s important to listen to materials that you connect to as an artist, even if you don’t fully understand why.” —Jesse Krimes Artist Melissa Joseph interviewed artist Jesse Krimes who advocates for artists within the carceral system. tinyurl.com/5n7a9hy5

“The act of writing is not a release, but it is thought. It’s consideration. It’s a way of understanding and moving through the world.” —Issa Quincy Writer Hannah Bonner interviewed debut novelist Issa Quincy about ABSENCE (Two Dollar Radio.) tinyurl.com/494xp4fc

Musician Donna Lee Davidson interviewed composer and Harvard professor Jessie Cox on sound, silence, and Black lives. “Erasure is claimed by anti-Blackness to be before, and this is how I started seeing the notion of how existence is taught.” —Jessie Cox tinyurl.com/vx73tzae

Writer/critic Carlos Valladares interviewed filmmaker Callie Hernandez about INVENTION. “Filmmaking is, in general, sort of humiliating. It’s an awkward, confusing process. Fumbles are almost required.” —Callie Hernandez tinyurl.com/2zu8x34m

Writer Sara Reisman interviewed artist Hock E Aye Vi Edgar Heap of Birds. His retrospective is on view at Oklahoma Contemporary. “Dealing with politicized ideas, I didn’t want to make bad figurative paintings.” —Hock E Aye Vi Edgar Heap of Birds tinyurl.com/mtzdrfwx

Author Paula Bomer’s THE STALKER is the topic of her discussion with writer Simona Blat. “I write to entertain and to expulse something inside me, but it’s validating that people have said, ‘I know men like this’ because we all do.” —Paula Bomer tinyurl.com/5et4r9ha

Saxophonist and band leader Lakecia Benjamin discussed her influences, making music, and facing challenges in an interview with artist Dawoud Bey. “The more authentic I am, the more people gravitate toward my music.” —Lakecia Benjamin tinyurl.com/5yk5uz5p

Artist art21savage discussed preserving Black meme authorship with curator Standard Definition. “If people see a painting by me in a museum and then go look me up, I’ll be pointing them to the person who actually made what I painted.” —Pastiche Lumumba tinyurl.com/3nfp7rxf