When it comes to trying to make a piece of fiction, scaling down is an essential strategy. The world has "scalability" in spades.
July 25th, 2011
I always feel much calmer when my characters are in turmoil
November 29th, 2012
Martin Amis has always been a casualty of his own biography.
April 25th, 2012
I hadn’t realized until Wood was off my pedestal that I’d built one. That I’d sunk stock in the myth of a great critic.
November 7th, 2011
On the beguiling appeal of Mr. King
July 3rd, 2012
Falling under the strange spell of a Canadian tradition.
September 7th, 2012
The Prop 8 trial is, in fact, one of the greatest stories of our time.
February 12th, 2012
Rest in Peace, Rodney.
July 2nd, 2012
Is contemporary fiction really so mediocre?
May 11th, 2011
Mitt Romney has described his faith as “the single most important influence in his life.” He did not go into details.
August 26th, 2012
On 'Beauty and the Beast'
October 11th, 2012
On insiders, outsiders, and the debate over Sri Ramakrishna’s sexuality.
October 6th, 2011
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