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#### It\u2019s not every day we chat with someone the _New York Times_ has listed as part of \u201c[the new vanguard](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/05/books/vanguard-books-by-women-in-21st-century.html)\u201d in fiction. But today\u2019s our day: Carmen Maria Machado is live on NYG!\n\nWe sit down with the badass author, National Book Award finalist, and fellow Philly resident for a conversation about writing, working retail, believing in your own work, craving the company of other women, and so much more.\n\n> The art of non-dominant groups can be _trendy_, but we think of men and whiteness and straightness as, like, eternal\u2026 And of course that\u2019s fake, right? Like, that\u2019s not real: men, and white, and straight, and cis, and all those things\u2026 are not neutral, but we think of them as neutral. \n> \u2014[Carmen Maria Machado](http://www.carmenmariamachado.com), author,\xa0[_Her Body and Other Parties_](https://carmenmariamachado.com/her-body-and-other-parties/)\n\nHere\u2019s what we cover:\n\n- The \u201cfat women with fat minds\u201d of Carmen\u2019s \u201c[The Trash Heap Has Spoken](https://www.guernicamag.com/the-trash-heap-has-spoken/)\u201d essay in _Guernica_\n- How a retreat at the [Millay Colony for the Arts](https://www.millaycolony.org/) kickstarted her writing career\n- The wild popularity of \u201c[The Husband Stitch](https://granta.com/the-husband-stitch/),\u201d Carmen\u2019s story in _Granta_ (which, like, just read it already)\n- What it\u2019s like to go from working at the mall to full-fledged famous author in a few short years\n- The exploitative mess of the [adjunct teaching market](https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/o-adjunct-my-adjunct)\n- Carmen\u2019s review of Danielle Lazarin\u2019s new book, _[Backtalk](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/20/books/review/back-talk-danielle-lazarin.html)_, and how women internalize the \u201cslow, invisible grind\u201d of misogyny\n- Why Claire Vaye Watkins\u2019 essay \u201c[On Pandering](http://tinhouse.com/on-pandering/)\u201d and Kristen Roupenian\u2019s short story \u201c[Cat Person](https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/12/11/cat-person)\u201d struck such a nerve\n- Craving the company of women in a culture full of far too much bullshit\n- Finding the confidence to divest from sexist culture, take up space, and acknowledge your talents out loud\n\nPlus: why city snobbery is bullshit, the incredible joys and [health benefits](https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-perfect-nap-sleeping-is-a-mix-of-art-and-science-1378155665) of naps (seriously, just thinking about a nap can even [lower your blood pressure](https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/important-reasons-to-nap_us_5aa6805be4b086698a9fb30c))\u2014and why y\u2019all should just [visit Philly](https://www.visitphilly.com/) already.\n\n## Sponsors\n\nThis episode of NYG is brought to you by:\n\n\n\n_[Shopify](https://www.shopify.com/careers), a leading global commerce platform that\u2019s building a world-class team to define the future of entrepreneurship. Visit [shopify.com/careers](https://www.shopify.com/careers) to see what they\u2019re talking about._\n\n