Samantha Peale is the author of the novel The American Painter Emma Dial (Norton). She’s at work on her second novel.
CONTRIBUTOR ARTICLES

Honeymoon, with Mermaids
Samantha Peale reviews Lydia Millet’s 'Mermaids in Paradise'...

Footnotes No More: An Interview with Victoria Patterson
Victoria Patterson: “Give me a character dealing with terrible, searing regret, and I’m hooked.”...

The Dire Year: An Interview with Tamara Shopsin
AT THE END of a weekend visit, I found Tamara Shopsin’s Mumbai New York Scranton on the dining table of ...

Thanksgiving West
IN NOVEMBER 2003, I SPENT my last Thanksgiving holiday on the East Coast with my dearest friend, Tina, and her husband, ...
