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Do American voters think Joe Biden is too old — and might they not vote for him, as a result? And despite seemingly cruising to the Republican nomination, is Donald Trump actually showing weakness within his own party? Are minorities drifting away from Biden? Will the upcoming trials weaken Trump’s support? These are just some…

Heidi Julavits discusses her recent nonfiction work, details a story about her obsession with the estate of a dead French actress, and shows her attempts at book publicity in the era of TikTok.

Samantha Schnee is working on a translation of "In Winter Lights," the first novel by Berlin-based Basque writer Irati Elorrieta.

Drawing on her research in Chicago, Houston, and Atlanta, Margaret Weir examines the politics of exclusion and opportunity in the new American metropolis.

Leigh Raiford is studying photographs made by Black American activists and artists who traveled the world for study, work, or movement building.

Former Whitney director Adam D. Weinberg is researching contemporary artists's creation of sacred spaces.

Famed Yale historian Timothy Snyder on Ukraine's past, present, and future.

Noam Lupu looks at how political violence shapes the political identities of victims and their descendants.

Writer Heidi Julavits attempts to redefine memoir as an act of personal, philosophical, and ideological investigation.

James Shapiro discusses his book-in-progress about the rise and fall of the Federal Theater.