Articles, conversations, and interviews by and with Tom. 

• A conversation with David Gates about A FREE STATE
• An interview with Kevin Rabalais about A FREE STATE
• An imaginary interview on being a “Southern writer,” at Guernica
• An imaginary interview on the future of New Orleans, set 100 years ago
• Some thoughts on someone else’s bad review
• Weighing in on Gordon Lish and what we talk about when we talk about fiction
• On why regional politics aren’t regional anymore….