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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.
Fiction
"Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth isn't." — Mark Twain
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”.
Lost in Thought
John W. W. Zeiser on "Vaseline Buddha".
Greek Tragedy, Cellular and Bodied
Christos Ikonomou on the effects of economic devastation.
Waiting for Egypt’s Next Revolution
Alexia Underwood interviews Basma Abdel Aziz.
Without Illusions: Jonathan Clarke Interviews Novelist, Critic, and Translator Tim Parks
On Tim Parks’s unusual and prolific career.
The Inexorable Cycle of Life
Cathleen Schine’s painful, beautiful depiction of heroism in the face of an uncertain future offers us a reminder of our own tender vulnerability.
Decimate, Accumulate, Collapse
Annie Proulx’s latest novel is an epic masterpiece, spanning 300 years of history as two families make their way in the New World.
We’re Just Having Fun
Rebecca Schiff talks about grief, writing sex scenes, and being funny.
Under the Tyranny of Memory
Memories of the Soviet Union haunt Ukrainian author Serhiy Zhadan's recently translated novel, "Voroshilovgrad."
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