Andrew Lipstein’s ‘Last Resort’ and the Hellish World of Publishing
Andrew Lipstein’s Last Resort takes the business of publishing to the very edge of the writer’s limit.
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Jonathan Franzen’s ‘Crossroads’ Contemplates Something Harder Than Being Alone
Breaking form with his latest work, Crossroads, Franzen has not written a social novel. He has written an Antisocial Novel.
Belarusian Fiction ‘Red Crosses’ Creates Story with Confusion
With its deliberately disjointed narrative shifts, is Sasha Filipenko’s Belarusian fiction Red Crosses a story of memory or memory of a story?
Peynado’s Debut of Short Stories ‘The Rock Eaters’ Defamiliarizes the Familiar
Pulsing with imagination, Brenda Peynado’s short story collection, The Rock Eaters, is a bold statement of intent from an emerging voice worthy of the hype.
William Gay’s Posthumous ‘Fugitives of the Heart’ Wanders Far from the Path of Reason
In William Gay’s posthumous ‘Fugitives of the Heart’, we find a dark coming-of-age tale of youthful lust tinged with comic relief.
Spanish Poet Eva Baltasar’s Novel ‘Permafrost’ and the Art of Translation
Eva Baltasar’s Permafrost is an aesthetic novel that underscores the magnificence of a poet successfully translating poetic awareness into prose.
Pola Oloixarac’s ‘Mona’ Offers a Glimpse into the Writer’s Mind
Pola Oloixarac’s novel, ‘Mona’, explores how much effort a person must make to be understood.
Viet Thanh Nguyen Nearly Cleaves His Protagonist in Two in ‘The Committed’
Viet Thanh Nguyen’s The Committed loosens what binds the protagonist in his earlier book, The Sympathizer.
Award-Winning Argentinian Novelist Betina González’s ‘American Delirium’ Climbs and Weaves Like a Vine
In award-winning Argentinian novelist Betina González’s ‘American Delirium’, the storylines tend to flirt with the uncertain borderline demarcating the merely zany from the farcical.
A Music of Words: Interview with Author Wesley Brown
Black American author Wesley Brown’s prose is assembled like notes on sheet music, his political assertions the staves that backdrop the story.
A Motley Crew of Eccentric Characters Lurk in Sandi Tan’s ‘Lurkers’
A sprawling portrait of life in Los Angeles’ suburbs, Sandi Tan’s LURKERS is fascinating, funny and sometimes horrifying.