Literary Fiction

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Compulsive Individuality
Joshua Ferris's "To Rise at a Decent Hour"
David Burr Gerrard Jun 2, 2014
- Literary Fiction
Women Writing War: A List of Essential Contemporary War Literature by Women
On her blog, Kayla Williams disagreed with Cara Hoffman’s op-ed in The New York Times decrying what she perceived as a paucity of women’s voices in war literature; here Williams expands on her original post, listing a few of the many titles and venues that feature female soldiers and veterans writing about war.
Kayla WilliamsMay 26, 2014
- Literary Fiction
War and Insurgency
Michael LokessonMay 26, 2014
- Literary Fiction
The Things We Wrote About: The Author of Redeployment on Military Conflict, the Craft of Fiction, and Coming Home
Klay’s nearly universally acclaimed collection — about our experiences of warfare, on the ground and on the homefront — though promising, is deeply flawed.
Michael LokessonMay 26, 2014
- Literary Fiction
Into the Woods: Adulthood and Adultery in Michelle Huneven’s Off Course
Susannah LuthiMay 12, 2014
- Literary Fiction
New Life for the Fiction of Julie Hayden: An Interview with Cheryl Strayed
Cheryl Strayed and S. Kirk Walsh discuss the importance of reprints and the life and work of Julie Hayden.
S. Kirk WalshMay 1, 2014
- Literary Fiction
Her Flaming Fingers: Wendy C. Ortiz and Rhapsodomancy
Wendy C. Ortiz’s Rhapsodomancy is a literary event not to be missed; Jessica Dewberry explains.
Jessica DewberryApr 22, 2014
- Literary Fiction
I Spy: Unraveling the Secrets of Adulthood
Casebook recalls the feeling of those Sunday nights when you’re a kid in school and the week is about to start; you feel the presence of something looming.
Susannah LuthiApr 15, 2014
- Literary Fiction
In the Trenches with Hybrid at AWP 2014
Jessica Dewberry reports from the AWP on what exactly is a hybrid writer.
Jessica DewberryMar 19, 2014
- Literary Fiction
The Deserts Bloom
"No one knew where the spring on Mount Terminus originated," but in his mythological prose David Grand is constantly digging toward it.
Sam WorleyMar 11, 2014
- Literary Fiction
Proust’s Love. From Paris to Los Angeles.
Donatien Grau looks at Marcel Proust’s Parisian legacy and finds his presence among Angelenos.
Donatien GrauMar 10, 2014
- Literary Fiction
Serial Reader
Which books does Wendy Lesser love best? J.C. Hallman finds out ...
J. C. HallmanFeb 27, 2014
- Literary Criticism
- Literary Fiction