Nathan Scott McNamara

Nathan Scott McNamara also contributes at Literary Hub, the Atlantic, the Millions, the Washington Post, Electric Literature, and more. Follow him at @nathansmcnamara, or read more at nathanscottmcnamara.com.

Articles

The Soul Makes Room: On Amina Cain’s “Indelicacy”
Nathan Scott McNamara considers “Indelicacy,” the new novel from Amina Cain.
Nathan Scott McNamaraFeb 18, 2020
- Fiction
“Every so often I hold my breath and hope:” Julia Sanches on Literary Translation and the Translators Collective Cedilla & Co.
Nathan Scott McNamara talks with Julia Sanches about life as a translator and the translators collective Cedilla & Co.
Nathan Scott McNamaraDec 24, 2019
Failed Utopias: On Johannes Anyuru’s “They Will Drown in Their Mothers’ Tears”
Nathan Scott McNamara reviews Johannes Anyuru's "They Will Drown in Their Mothers’ Tears," translated by Saskia Vogel.
Nathan Scott McNamaraNov 23, 2019
- Around the World
- Fiction
In Your Loss of Time I Found All of Myself Included: On Naja Marie Aidt’s “When Death Takes Something from You Give It Back”
Nathan Scott McNamara reviews Naja Marie Aidt’s “When Death Takes Something from You Give It Back,” translated from the Danish by Denise Newman.
Nathan Scott McNamaraSep 10, 2019
Several Safe Miles Away from Pollutants and Misery: Darcie Dennigan on Slater Orchard
Nathan Scott McNamara talks with Darcie Dennigan about Rhode Island roots and toxic legacies.
Nathan Scott McNamaraSep 2, 2019
The Pleasure of Momentum, the Heat of Containment: On “The Remainder” by Alia Trabucco Zerán
Nathan Scott McNamara reads "The Remainder" by Alia Trabucco Zerán, out now in a translation from Sophie Hughes.
Nathan Scott McNamaraAug 29, 2019
- Around the World
- Fiction
A Space Where Past, Present, and Future Come Together: Ebony Flowers on Hot Comb
Nathan McNamara talks with Ebony Flowers about her debut graphic novel "Hot Comb."
Nathan Scott McNamaraJul 13, 2019
Shine a Light: Tom Roberge and Emma Ramadan on Selling Uncommon Books
Nathan Scott McNamara talks to Tom Roberge and Emma Ramadan, co-owners of Riffraff, a bookstore, coffee shop, and bar in Providence, Rhode Island.
Nathan Scott McNamaraJul 11, 2019
- Around the World
- Nonfiction
Parallel Deterioration: On Brian Evenson’s “Song for the Unraveling of the World”
In “Song for the Unraveling of the World,” Brian Evenson renders the world as a place of infinite and paralyzing delusion.
Nathan Scott McNamaraJun 14, 2019
- Fiction
- SF
“Here is How I Became a Feminist, and Here is Why This is the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me”: Julie Delporte on This Woman’s Work
Nathan Scott McNamara talks to Julie Delporte about her graphic novel "This Woman’s Work."
Nathan Scott McNamaraMar 31, 2019
Eyes Cracking Like Egg Yolks: LeAnne Howe’s “Savage Conversations”
"Savage Conversations" is an interrogation of the depth and rot of American racism and the way it distorts the minds of everyone, even our political icons.
Nathan Scott McNamaraFeb 20, 2019
- Fiction
Emergency Lights Blinking: On Samanta Schweblin’s “Mouthful of Birds”
Nathan Scott McNamara reviews Samanta Schweblin's new collection of short stories, "Mouthful of Birds."
Nathan Scott McNamaraJan 31, 2019
- Around the World
- Fiction
It Just Made Perfect Sense: Dorothy, a Publishing Project
Danielle Dutton and Martin Riker’s Dorothy, a Publishing Project is a small feminist press that isn’t stopping anytime soon.
Nathan Scott McNamaraOct 22, 2018
- Fiction
An Image or Idea Arises to Fill Out the Blank: An Interview with Poet Kate Colby
Nathan Scott McNamara interviews poet Kate Colby about her new book "The Arrangements."
Nathan Scott McNamaraSep 29, 2018
Prepare a Face to Meet the Faces: Virginie Despentes’s Pretty Things
Nathan Scott McNamara reviews Virginie Despentes's "Pretty Things," translated by Emma Ramadan.
Nathan Scott McNamaraSep 25, 2018
Certain Rules of Logic Are Suddenly Obsolete: Aisha Franz on Shit is Real
Nathan Scott McNamara interviews Aisha Franz, illustrator and author of "Shit is Real."
Nathan Scott McNamaraJul 29, 2018