We asked writer and artist Kate Gavino to capture a few of her favorite moments from this year’s World Voices Festival. Martin Amis, Michael Stipe, and Salman Rushdie… we couldn’t agree more.

The Re-Interview with Martin Amis and Michael Stipe

The Re-Interview with Martin Amis and Michael Stipe

In Conversation: Timothy Garton Ash and Salman Rushdie

Kate Gavino lives in Brooklyn with her narcoleptic dog and piles of books. She has written for sites like HelloGiggles, The Airship, Prefix Magazine, and CMJ. She also plays tournament Scrabble, takes walks with senior citizens, and comes up with punnerific trivia team names. See more of her work on Last Night’s Reading and follow her on Twitter @kategavino.