Six Questions Archives

Discussing Man V. Nature with Diane Cook

by Zach Hindin,

“I became curious about how a person might react to the kind of hardships that exist in the wild. It became one of the preoccupations of the book.”

The APA Grapples with Its Torture Demons: Six Questions for Nathaniel Raymond

by Scott Horton,

Nathaniel Raymond on CIA interrogation techniques.

Discussing On Immunity: An Inoculation with Eula Biss

by Jeffery Gleaves,

Eula Biss discusses vaccinations, motherhood, and metaphors

Sheila Heti, Heidi Julavits, and Leanne Shapton on Women in Clothes

by Maya Dukmasova,

Sheila Heti, Heidi Julavits, and Leanne Shapton discuss how the clothes we wear shape our lives

William Deresiewicz on Excellent Sheep

by Trevor Quirk,

William Deresiewicz discusses the miseducation of the American elite

Astra Taylor on The People’s Platform: Taking Back Power and Culture in the Digital Age

by Rose Dwyer,

Astra Taylor discusses the potential and peril of the Internet as a tool for cultural democracy

Christopher Beha on Arts and Entertainments

by Jesse Barron,

Christopher Beha discusses sex tapes as literary vehicle, the celebrity impulse, and the problematic absence of religion in American literature

Jeff Sharlet on Radiant Truths

by Sam Kestenbaum,

Jeff Sharlet on his collection of essential dispatches, reports, confessions, and other essays on American belief

Rivka Galchen on American Innovations: Stories

by Helen Sullivan,

Rivka Galchen © Sandy Tait The characters in Rivka Galchen’s new collection, American Innovations, are as surprised and confused by time travel, mysterious growths, and encounters with the dead as they…

Uncovering the Cover Ups: Death Camp in Delta

by Scott Horton,

Mark Denbeaux on the NCIS cover-up of three “suicides” at Guantánamo Bay Detention Camp

Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare

by Andrew Cockburn,

Gareth Porter on the true history of Iran’s nuclear program

The Empathy Exams: Essays

by Jeffery Gleaves,

Leslie Jamison on empathy in craft and in life

The Accidental Universe: The World You Thought You Knew

by Trevor Quirk,

Alan Lightman on the theory of everything, technology as mediator of human experience, and empathizing with the religious impulse

Demon Camp: A Soldier’s Exorcism

by Elisabeth Sherman,

Jennifer Percy on lyricism in nonfiction, the demons of American veterans, and circumventing expected narratives of PTSD

At Night We Walk in Circles

by Spencer McAvoy,

Daniel Alarcón on the actor as character, foreshadowing as bravado, and the visceral nature of curiosity

Vanished: The Sixty-Year Search for the Missing Men of World War II

by Patrick Lauppe,

Wil S. Hylton on grief, narrative, and the difficulty of recovering a sunken past

The Disaster Artist

by Jeffery Gleaves,

Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell on life inside “The Room,” the greatest bad movie ever made

A Beautiful Truth

by Stephanie McFeeters,

Colin McAdam on ape life, loneliness, and the purpose of language

The Worlds of Sholem Aleichem

by Joshua Cohen,

Jeremy Dauber on the remarkable life and afterlife of the man who created Tevye the Dairyman

The Pure Gold Baby

by Emily Stokes,

Dame Margaret Drabble on the essayistic voice in fiction and North London anthropology

High Rise Stories

by Camille Bromley,

Audrey Petty on the history of Chicago public housing, the intimacy of oral histories, and reconstructing demolished communities

The Once and Future World: Nature As it Was, As it Is, As it Could Be

by Sharon J. Riley,

J. B. MacKinnon on human efforts to engineer nature, and whether we can restore what we've lost

The Faraway Nearby and Unfathomable City

by Jeffery Gleaves,

Rebecca Solnit on how personal stories can fail to satisfy, the architectural space of the book, and the pleasures with which the landscapes of our lives are salted

Byzantium: Stories

by Spencer McAvoy,

Ben Stroud on getting to know a character, the balance between research and imagination, and the writer’s desire for recognition

A Marker to Measure Drift

by Camille Bromley,

Alexander Maksik on Charles Taylor’s Liberia, the oldest story in the world, and the trouble with elegant variation

The Telling Room: A Tale of Love, Betrayal, Revenge, and the World’s Greatest Piece of Cheese

Mike Paterniti on the power of cheese, the pleasures of digression, and the War of the Roses method of book writing

Savage Coast

by Kyle Paoletta,

Rowena Kennedy-Epstein on Muriel Rukeyser’s political and emotional vision

The World Is a Carpet: Four Seasons in an Afghan Village

by Christopher Beha,

Anna Badkhen on life in rural Afghanistan and the friction between violence and beauty

Class A: Baseball in the Middle of Everywhere

by Jeffery Gleaves,

Lucas Mann on hope and change in a minor-league-baseball city

A History of Future Cities

by Soraya King,

Daniel Brook on the lessons of four great Eastern cities that sought to imitate the West

Six Questions

One question more than five; twelve fewer than eighteen.

Discussing Man V. Nature with Diane Cook

The APA Grapples with Its Torture Demons: Six Questions for Nathaniel Raymond

Discussing On Immunity: An Inoculation with Eula Biss

Sheila Heti, Heidi Julavits, and Leanne Shapton on Women in Clothes

William Deresiewicz on Excellent Sheep

Astra Taylor on The People’s Platform: Taking Back Power and Culture in the Digital Age

Christopher Beha on Arts and Entertainments

Jeff Sharlet on Radiant Truths

Rivka Galchen on American Innovations: Stories

Uncovering the Cover Ups: Death Camp in Delta

Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare

The Empathy Exams: Essays

The Accidental Universe: The World You Thought You Knew

Demon Camp: A Soldier’s Exorcism

At Night We Walk in Circles

Vanished: The Sixty-Year Search for the Missing Men of World War II

The Disaster Artist

A Beautiful Truth

The Worlds of Sholem Aleichem

The Pure Gold Baby

High Rise Stories

The Once and Future World: Nature As it Was, As it Is, As it Could Be

The Faraway Nearby and Unfathomable City

Byzantium: Stories

A Marker to Measure Drift

The Telling Room: A Tale of Love, Betrayal, Revenge, and the World’s Greatest Piece of Cheese

Savage Coast

The World Is a Carpet: Four Seasons in an Afghan Village

Class A: Baseball in the Middle of Everywhere

A History of Future Cities

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Six Questions

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Discussing Man V. Nature with Diane Cook

The APA Grapples with Its Torture Demons: Six Questions for Nathaniel Raymond

Discussing On Immunity: An Inoculation with Eula Biss

Sheila Heti, Heidi Julavits, and Leanne Shapton on Women in Clothes

William Deresiewicz on Excellent Sheep

Astra Taylor on The People’s Platform: Taking Back Power and Culture in the Digital Age

Christopher Beha on Arts and Entertainments

Jeff Sharlet on Radiant Truths

Rivka Galchen on American Innovations: Stories

Uncovering the Cover Ups: Death Camp in Delta

Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare

The Empathy Exams: Essays

The Accidental Universe: The World You Thought You Knew

Demon Camp: A Soldier’s Exorcism

At Night We Walk in Circles

Vanished: The Sixty-Year Search for the Missing Men of World War II

The Disaster Artist

A Beautiful Truth

The Worlds of Sholem Aleichem

The Pure Gold Baby

High Rise Stories

The Once and Future World: Nature As it Was, As it Is, As it Could Be

The Faraway Nearby and Unfathomable City

Byzantium: Stories

A Marker to Measure Drift

The Telling Room: A Tale of Love, Betrayal, Revenge, and the World’s Greatest Piece of Cheese

Savage Coast

The World Is a Carpet: Four Seasons in an Afghan Village

Class A: Baseball in the Middle of Everywhere

A History of Future Cities

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