“We’re Lucky to Be Writers. Nobody Owes Us Anything.”

Adam Novy, author of The Avian Gospels, is interviewed by Brad Listi for Other People. Their conversation topics include Chicago, Jewishness, Medusa, and "the fear of getting squashed by the universe."

The #AuthorSexts trending topic had us rolling the other day, and now you can revisit some of the best submissions thanks to Electric Literature.

"I bet you can relate. Always another crisis, always more costs to keep down. It’s hard to find time for yourself, you know? But the president of the United States should be able to read a book when he wants to. Or at least look at one. Maybe I could just look at this book for a while."

Recommended recommendations: President Obama recommends Year in Reading alum and National Book Award Winner Phil Klay's Redeployment.