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Gender-Bending the Body: On Andrea Lawlor’s “Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl”
Michael Valinsky reviews Andrea Lawlor's new novel.
Fiction
"Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth isn't." — Mark Twain
The Pain Woman: A Conversation with Barbara Gowdy
Gregg LaGambina interviews Canada’s hidden literary treasure, Barbara Gowdy.
“A Reputation Is Not Yours to Control”: A Conversation with Alex Gilvarry, Author of “Eastman Was Here”
J. T. Price talks to Alex Gilvarry about his novel "Eastman Was Here" and Norman Mailer.
Stephen Elliott on Domesticity, Queerness, and Britney Spears
Lee Matalone interviews Stephen Elliott, author of new essay collection “Sometimes I Think About It” and rereleased novel “Happy Baby.”
Completing the Portrait: John Banville Tells Us What Isabel Archer Does Next
Thomas J. Millay reviews John Banville's "Mrs. Osmond," his continuation of "The Portrait of a Lady."
Electronic Literature’s Contemporary Moment: Breeze and Campbell’s “All the Delicate Duplicates”
James O’Sullivan finds magic and meaning in “All the Delicate Duplicates,” a work of electronic literature by Mez Breeze and Andy Campbell.
Lust, Blood, and Survival in a New World: On Janet Fitch’s “The Revolution of Marina M.”
Ani Kokobobo is captivated by “The Revolution of Marina M.” by Janet Fitch.
“Like ‘Winesburg, Ohio,’ but in the Twilight Zone”: A Conversation with Ben Loory
Steph Cha talks to Ben Loory about his creative process and his latest collection, “Tales of Falling and Flying.”
Where Is the Thing We’re Chasing? Renee Gladman and Her Invented City of Ravicka
Nathan Scott McNamara visits Renee Gladman at her home in Connecticut to discuss loneliness, love, and her invented city of Ravicka.
“Death Makes Fiction of Us All”: On Alistair McCartney’s “The Disintegrations”
Lauren Kinney communes with “The Disintegrations,” Alistair McCartney novel about death.
The Surreal Sources of “Lolita”: Nabokov and Dalí
Delia Ungureanu uncovers the hidden surrealist subtext of Vladimir Nabokov’s “Lolita.”
“The Lockpicker”: Leonard Chang’s Ready-for-Primetime Novel
Shonda Buchanan reviews Leonard Chang's "The Lockpicker."
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