Fiction

"Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth isn't." — Mark Twain

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  Unfamous

  Susan Salter ReynoldsMay 6, 2012

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  Dead or Straight: The Conundrum of the Lesbian Coming-of-Age Story

  How true, how frequent, is the "dead or straight" binary to the lesbian novel at large?

  Laura GoodeMay 2, 2012

  • Fiction

  • Gender & Sexuality

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  Anti-Comprehension Pills

  what may seem most revolutionary about Barthes’s essay is what it takes for granted: that there are readers at all for literary fiction

  Lee KonstantinouMar 28, 2012

  • Fiction

  • Literary Fiction

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  Discoveries: Krys Lee

  Most have been forced to piece together a life between Korea and America.

  Susan Salter ReynoldsMar 24, 2012

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  Discoveries: Gail Jones

  With her first few brushstrokes, Jones sets these lives in motion, towards each other

  Susan Salter ReynoldsMar 24, 2012

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• The Criminal Kind: Ken Bruen

  It’s Jack Taylor’s lovably cynical personality, rather than the mystery, that drives the story forward.

  Cullen GallagherMar 22, 2012

  • Fiction

  • Noir

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  The Criminal Kind: Christa Faust

  Apathy, booze, and cynicism are the standard PI’s ABCs, but Bruen’s detective takes things to a whole new level.

  Mar 22, 2012

  • Fiction

  • Noir

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  The Criminal Kind: Ed Gorman

  The hallmark of Gorman's style is the utter simplicity and clarity of his language. Straightforward prose is the hallmark of his moral universe.

  Mar 22, 2012

  • Fiction

  • Noir

• The Criminal Kind: Day Keene

  One of the distinctive characteristics of Keene's male protagonists is their self-awareness. They know they're sleazebags.

  Cullen GallagherMar 22, 2012

  • Fiction

  • Noir

• Damages: Michelle Latiolais's "Widow"

  Some moments unfold in paragraphs and minutes, while others span pages and years.

  Mindy FarabeeMar 21, 2012

  • Fiction

  • Literary Fiction

• Pulsing Jewels

  what fine filling there is between the covers.

  Emily GreenMar 21, 2012

  • Fiction

  • Literary Fiction

• Words For Remembering: Peter Orner's "Love and Shame and Love"

  Orner’s off-the-cuff musing that shame is more interesting than love is actually at the emotional heart of his epic family saga

  Lauren Eggert-CroweMar 21, 2012

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