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The Criminal Kind: Day Keene
One of the distinctive characteristics of Keene's male protagonists is their self-awareness. They know they're sleazebags.
Cullen GallagherMar 22, 2012
- Fiction
- Noir
The Criminal Kind: Ed Gorman
The hallmark of Gorman's style is the utter simplicity and clarity of his language. Straightforward prose is the hallmark of his moral universe.
Mar 22, 2012
- Fiction
- Noir
The Criminal Kind: Ken Bruen
It’s Jack Taylor’s lovably cynical personality, rather than the mystery, that drives the story forward.
Cullen GallagherMar 22, 2012
- Fiction
- Noir
Virtual Violence
The blurring of lines between the digital realm and reality, especially in a time of war, has very real psychological effects.
Shaun RandolMar 22, 2012
The Criminal Kind: Christa Faust
Apathy, booze, and cynicism are the standard PI’s ABCs, but Bruen’s detective takes things to a whole new level.
Mar 22, 2012
- Fiction
- Noir
Damages: Michelle Latiolais's "Widow"
Some moments unfold in paragraphs and minutes, while others span pages and years.
Mindy FarabeeMar 21, 2012
- Fiction
- Literary Fiction
Words For Remembering: Peter Orner's "Love and Shame and Love"
Orner’s off-the-cuff musing that shame is more interesting than love is actually at the emotional heart of his epic family saga
Lauren Eggert-CroweMar 21, 2012
- Fiction
Pulsing Jewels
what fine filling there is between the covers.
Emily GreenMar 21, 2012
- Fiction
- Literary Fiction
The Questionnaire: Ibrahim Abusharif
The QuestionnaireMar 21, 2012
The Skeptical Gaze
As any writer knows, our work is infused with ego.
Ander MonsonMar 20, 2012
Doing a D'Agata
The writer and editor, too, are headaches.
Lee GutkindMar 19, 2012
The Lyrical Essay
The moment came when the essay began to confuse itself with the article…
William Dean HowellsMar 18, 2012
Another 100,000 Galleys
if you self-publish, you’re branded a sinner of sorts.
Joseph PeschelMar 17, 2012
The American Aftershock: An Interview with Thomas Frank
The other thing to point out is that the Tea Party is not a working-class movement.
Eric BeenMar 16, 2012
The End of Mourning: On Tony Kushner
many of us have spent the last decades living in a disappointed age, an age in which the entire notion of “revolution” became a joke
Jess RowMar 15, 2012
Cinematic: Roger Ebert's "Life Itself"
Since Ebert’s prime, everything has changed.
Swati PandeyMar 14, 2012