I've always loved the Paris Review interviews with authors, and have a couple of volumes of those in my library, but this was the first issue of my recent subscription, and the first issue I've actually read cover to cover. I loved the Erdrich interview, though Franzen came off as a bit of a pompous ass in his. The poetry was outstanding, especially that of Maureen McLane. Tom McGrath's landscapes through the windshield of a car were brilliant and so appropriate to our time and culture, Amy Sillman's work wasn't quite my cup of tea. The short stories were hit and miss, but Peter Nadas' "Le nu feminin en mouvement" is something I still think about even months later. Looking forward to the next issue! ( )