Zadie Smith Declines to Comment

by Katie HerzogA recent short story of hers takes place in a world that resembles “woke Twitter” come to life.DOMINIQUE NABOKOV
Zadie Smith, the famous novelist and essayist, politely (and wisely) declined to be interviewed for this article.
Who could blame her? When I e-mailed her requesting an interview, I made the terrible mistake of being honest. What I should have said was that I was interested in talking about her work in advance of her appearance in Seattle (Wednesday, Februar