Beautiful language builds the captivating apocalyptic world in Vanessa Veselka’s debut Zazen, the first title from new publisher Red Lemonade. …more

The Rumpus talks to Patrick DeWitt about his new book, The Sisters Brothers, the story of two brothers in the Gold Rush California. …more

Jonathan Evison, whose first novel, All About Lulu, was called “a stunner” by Publishers Weekly, “a viciously funny and deeply felt portrayal of a blended family,” has just published his second novel, West of Here. …more

I’ve been trying to write a book review of Ron Currie’s Everything Matters! for the last few weeks. I’ve been trying and failing splendidly.

In fact, more than writing anything, I’ve been doing a sort of literary circuit training—pacing around my apartment and slugging absurd quantities of coffee and snarling to myself about slinging postmodern bullshit all over the page …more

Two authors, one dinner table. Joshua Mohr talks to Joe Meno about The Great Perhaps, fundamentalism, and why George W. Bush’s sentences are so short. …more

The world will end in a matter of hours… unless Lowboy can lose his virginity. …more

A review of Ethan Canin’s America America

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