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An Interview with S.D. Chrostowska, Author of Matches
In 2013 an editor of a Canadian journal asked me to review a new Dalkey title written by S.D. Chrostowska. Perhaps he figured that I might appreciate the experimentalism behind Permission: A Novel (2013). “We run once again down that … Continued
A Review of A Devil Comes to Town by Paolo Maurensig
Translated from Italian by Anne Milano Appel (New York/London/Amsterdam: World Editions, 2019) In his recent essay, “The Contemporary American Novella and its (Dis)Contents,” John Keene makes an interesting point about publishing fiction: despite evidence that social media has contributed to … Continued
An Interview with Brittany Hailer, Author of Animal You’ll Surely Become
Lisa Grgas: Congratulations on the publication of your first book, Animal You’ll Surely Become! How are you feeling now that it’s out in the world? Brittany Hailer: Thank you! This experience has been very surreal. I still can’t believe my … Continued
Neil Gaiman ||| The Creative Process Interview
It is difficult to make generalizations about Neil Gaiman’s books. His contributions to practically every literary genre have earned him a place in the Dictionary of Literary Biography as one of the top ten living post-modern writers. His work … Continued
A Review of A Greater Music by Bae Suah
Translated from the Korean by Deborah Smith (Rochester, NY: Open Letter Books, 2016) Reading Bae Suah’s novel, A Greater Music, is much like the experience of listening to the concertos of Beethoven. I listened to Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 2, … Continued
A Review of Monograph by Simeon Berry
(Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press, 2015) Simeon Berry’s Monograph—“a treatise or detailed study of one relatively narrow topic”—focuses on the failed marriage of the speaker and his ex-wife, N. Berry’s writing is hard to categorize; as the epigraph suggests, … Continued
A Review of Margaret the First by Danielle Dutton
(New York, NY: Catapult, 2016) Margaret the First was not a queen, like Katherine of Aragon or Ann Boleyn. But she could be considered an early queen in the history of women’s literature: Margaret Lucas Cavendish, a 17th century Duchess, … Continued
Emily Dickinson Thinks She Looks Like a Kangaroo
Emily Dickinson thinks she looks like a kangaroo. I can see the resemblance. The unexpectedness in the eyes, the readiness to leap. Emily Dickinson has caressing lips, tucked for now and always in a pert little smile, content … Continued
Loss Control
CONTROLLED baking temperatures, scientific experiments, hydroponics, test scores, dosage, serial commas, electrical current, quality. UNCONTROLLABLE puberty, democracy, God, sarcasm, addictions, balding, verb tense, large spills. OUT OF CONTROL feelings, language, nature, loss… New fiction from: Percival Everett, Ben Stroud, Christine Sneed… New poetry from: Alex Dimitrov, Donald Revell, Stephen Burt, Laura Kasischke, Will Schutt.