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Michael Bourne

Michael Bourne is a contributing editor at Poets & Writers and a staff writer for the online literary site The Millions. His fiction and poetry have appeared in The Potomac Review, The Orange Coast Review, River City, Oakland Review, and online at Tin House's Flash Fridays. He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Articles

The Lasting Influence of Scott Turow's "Presumed Innocent"
Twenty-six years after its publication, Scott Turow’s bestselling legal thriller Presumed Innocent has helped shape the literary world we live in today.
Michael BourneDec 4, 2013
- Fiction
The Curious History of "The Inconvenient Indian"
Why a book about Indians that was rejected by 31 American publishers became a runaway bestseller in Canada.
Michael BourneSep 26, 2013
“The Ritalin Kid of Contemporary American Letters”: The Problem with Sam Lipsyte’s Latest Stories
Michael BourneMar 5, 2013
Promiscuity Without Consequence: James Meek on an Immoral Majority
Michael BourneDec 22, 2012
Species Decline: On Lydia Millet's 'Magnificence'
Michael BourneDec 19, 2012
An Antic Satire of the Dubya Years
Trapped by the aptness of his metaphor.
Michael BourneMay 8, 2012