Author Portraits

A collection of our "Writers at Work" series, some of the most revealing self-portraits in literature

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The Paris Review

a man sitting in the cockpit of an airplane

Geoff Dyer on James Salter’s First Novel, “The Hunters”

James Salter

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A Letter from Delmore Schwartz to James Laughlin

Delmore Schwartz was born on December 8, 1913. From our archive, an excerpt from his letters to publisher James Laughlin.

a woman with grey hair and blue eyes is looking at the camera while standing in front of some trees

A Microinterview with Nell Zink

Nell Zink: “I was always a bit concerned about purity of essence. I never wanted a job that might affect the way I wrote or thought.”

an oil painting of a man in a suit and tie looking off to the side

Rilke and the Lions

Rainer Maria Rilke. Read an excerpt from his short work “The Lion Cage.”

An Interview with Michael Hofmann

Michael Hofmann: “Poetry is much more about remaking or realigning the past than it is about charting the contemporary scene. It’s a long game.”

a man in a suit and tie standing at the bottom of a stair case with his hands in his pockets

The Art of Poetry No. 77

RIP Mark Strand. In memory, read his poem “After Our Planet.”

a woman standing in front of a tree with her tongue out

An Interview with Shelly Oria

Shelly Oria: “A truly successful impersonation is the kind where the impersonator starts believing her own lie. In that moment, that lie has become, at least to some extent, true.”

an old black and white photo of a man in a suit

A Fake Oral History of Allen Tate

A fake oral history of poet Allen Tate, who was born today in 1899.

black and white photograph of a man standing in front of a wall with papers on it

Reading The Newspaper

Assorted Hijinks: An Interview with Dick Cavett - The Paris Review

Dick Cavett: “I had the awful realization, I don’t know what I sound like. Eventually, mercifully, you learn, because you have to.”

a man is jumping in the air with his arms out and legs spread wide open

Virtual Reality Technology

Aleister Crowley

The Morning News Roundup for November 10, 2014

Aldous Huxley doing calisthenics; Borges beneath a ponderous storm cloud; James Ellroy behind a lamp with no shade on it … and other portraits that give the lie to this idea that writers don’t photograph well.

Author Portraits

A collection of our "Writers at Work" series, some of the most revealing self-portraits in literature

125 Pins

Geoff Dyer on James Salter’s First Novel, “The Hunters”

James Salter

A Letter from Delmore Schwartz to James Laughlin

Delmore Schwartz was born on December 8, 1913. From our archive, an excerpt from his letters to publisher James Laughlin.

A Microinterview with Nell Zink

Nell Zink: “I was always a bit concerned about purity of essence. I never wanted a job that might affect the way I wrote or thought.”

Rilke and the Lions

Rainer Maria Rilke. Read an excerpt from his short work “The Lion Cage.”

An Interview with Michael Hofmann

Michael Hofmann: “Poetry is much more about remaking or realigning the past than it is about charting the contemporary scene. It’s a long game.”

The Art of Poetry No. 77

RIP Mark Strand. In memory, read his poem “After Our Planet.”

An Interview with Shelly Oria

Shelly Oria: “A truly successful impersonation is the kind where the impersonator starts believing her own lie. In that moment, that lie has become, at least to some extent, true.”