Martha Cooley is the author of two novels — The Archivist, a national best seller, and Thirty-Three Swoons — and a memoir, Guesswork. She directs the MFA Program in Creative Writing at Adelphi University. Her third novel, Buy Me Love, will be published in June 2021.
CONTRIBUTOR ARTICLES
Writing Toward the Inescapable: On Scholastique Mukasonga’s “Igifu”
Martha Cooley reviews the latest Scholastique Mukasonga book to be translated into English, “Igifu.”...
Spoiler Alert: Reading Ferrante’s New Novel in Italian
Martha Cooley reflects on hearing Elena Ferrante’s new novel in Italian....
The Mixed Meanings of Missing Girls
Martha Cooley searches for the figure of the missing girl in contemporary fiction....
Make Us Happy: On Joseph Luzzi’s “In a Dark Wood”
Joseph Luzzi's "In a Dark Wood" explores the significance of Dante's "Divine Comedy" on his personal life....
