Writer D. Keith Mano. He often combines the spiritual and the profane in his writing. He's best known for his novels, "Bishop's Progress," "War is Heaven," "The Proselytizer," and "Take Five," all having to do with the themes of Christianity, and for his columns in the "National Review," and "Oui," as well as his reporting for "Playboy." He once lived as a transvestite for "Playboy." His new novel is a thriller, "Topless," about a priest who returns to his home town to take care of the family restaurant. It turns out that the restaurant is a topless one, and the dancers are getting murdered. MANO spent years of research on the novel, and conducted over 300 interviews. ("Topless" is published by Random House). (Interview by Marty Moss-Coane)
Jia Tolentino is a staff writer at The New Yorker and the bestselling author of the essay collection "Trick Mirror." Seven years ago, she coined the phrase Instagram face, capturing the beauty ideal of the social media era. Her new essay asks what that face has become.
De Shields made his Broadway debut in the 1975 original production of The Wiz. He won a Tony in 2019 for his performance in Hadestown and co-stars in the new film of last year's London revival.
Clark was a baby in 1981 when her mother, a member of a radical left-wing group, acted as a getaway driver in the robbery of a Brink's truck. Her new novel is based on the years that followed.
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