When not writing about books or art, Josh Zajdman is doom-scrolling Instagram or working on his novel.
Benjamin Moser, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of biographies of Clarice Lispector and Susan Sontag, returns with a new book, The Upside-Down World, which tracks his decades-long engagement with the Dutch masters. Here he speaks with Josh Zajdman about the genesis of the project, the importance of judging your subjects, and the danger of art.
