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Chris Kraus and the K-Word
So far, Chris Kraus’s new position in the mainstream orbit of Jill Soloway hasn't produced an assessment of the Jewish questions that pervade Kraus’s books.
Fiction
"Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth isn't." — Mark Twain
This Is Not A Conversation: Robert Cremins and Rob Zaretsky on Denis Diderot, Malcolm Bradbury, and Why We Write
What would Denis Diderot think of a campus protest?
Hej, Men Nej, to “The Girl” and “Girls’ Books”: Three Swedish Women Crime Novelists
Swedish novelists Liza Marklund, Camilla Läckberg, and Helene Tursten craft strong female investigators who are not in service to male fantasies
Memories Are Like Plants: An Interview with Juliana Romano
Sarah Wang interviews Juliana Romano about her new novel, "Summer in the Invisible City".
The Stranger Guest: The Literature of Pregnancy and New Motherhood
Lily Gurton-Wachter surveys the literature of pregnancy and new motherhood, from Charlotte Perkins Gilman to Rivka Galchen.
What If the Lord Came to Dinner Uninvited?
Ramsey Mathews on Joy Williams's "Ninety-nine Stories of God".
The Promise of Sex
26-year-old virgin Julia spends her summer seeking someone to deflower her, and thus cure her existential angst, in Emma Rathbone’s debut novel “Losing It”.
Society Is Rigged
Matt King reviews Jesse Ball's "How to Set a Fire and Why".
Pallacorda, Or What the Hell Has Happened in Mexico
The world is one long struggle, and the bad guy always wins. Yet, we have "Sudden Death", a novel so beautiful that it might take your breath away.
Lyrical Paraphernalia: The Novels of Edna O’Brien and “The Little Red Chairs”
Thinking is the enemy of feeling, and feeling is the true language of the novel.
My Ukulele Gently Weeps: Steph Cha Talks to Sean Carswell
Sean Carswell and the writings of a literary superfan.
Ghosts and Grifters: Adrian Van Young on His New Historical Crime Novel
Adrian Van Young talks to Tom Andes about his latest, “Shadows in Summerland”.
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