PHILADELPHIA — Beth, 24, was born and raised in rural Kentucky, lives in Philadelphia, and works in nonprofit food distribution. Also makes a mean jalapeño margarita. She read How Should a Person Be? over the past couple months, primarily while at jury duty and while on a train. I first read it in late 2014. Sheila Heti, 40, conducts and edits interviews for the Believer. She was born, and still lives, in Toronto.

Intro/outro music from FILADELPHIA YAMZ: https://soundcloud.com/yams_npotatoes/sets/filadelphia-yamz