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Joshua Olivier

Josh Olivier is a fiction writer from San Bernardino County, California. An MFA student at University of Michigan's Helen Zell Writers' Program, he is currently writing a novel about assault, class mobility, and basketball.

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Identity to Affinity: A Conversation with Torrey Peters

Torrey Peters is the author of the novel Detransition, Baby, published by One World, which won the 2021 PEN/Hemingway award for debut fiction. The novel was also a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Awards, a finalist for the Brooklyn Public Library Award, and was longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction. She has […]

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Torrey Peters is the author of the novel Detransition, Baby, published by One World, which won the 2021 PEN/Hemingway award for debut fiction. The novel was also a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Awards, a finalist for the Brooklyn Public Library Award, and was longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction. She has

Abundance and Excess: An Interview with Jakob Guanzon

Jakob Guanzon’s debut novel, Abundance, was longlisted for the National Book Award in 2021. Born in Manhasset, New York, Jakob grew up in Minnesota and holds an MFA from Columbia University. Jakob and I met through Zoom in February to chat about class, excess, and the writing and publishing process of Abundance.  Josh Olivier (JO): First, I just

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Jakob Guanzon’s debut novel, Abundance, was longlisted for the National Book Award in 2021. Born in Manhasset, New York, Jakob grew up in Minnesota and holds an MFA from Columbia University. Jakob and I met through Zoom in February to chat about class, excess, and the writing and publishing process of Abundance.  Josh Olivier (JO): First, I just

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