August Spotlight: Letters in the Mail
Chatting with two of August's Letters in the Mail featured authors about some of their favorite books.
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Make something inexplicable happen: An Interview with Morgan Talty
What's funnier than somebody having a mental breakdown? We all experienced it, so why can't we laugh at that?
Between the Lands of the Living and the Dead: When We Were Birds by Ayanna Lloyd Banwo
. . . as the St. Bernard women in Ayanna Lloyd Banwo’s debut novel When We Were Birds have understood from generation to generation, the dead need to stay dead . . .
Form as a Metaphor for Fatness: A Conversation with Stephanie Rogers
Is it ridiculous to say don’t give up? Because I mean it.
From the Archive | Spotlight Comic: “Fashion Dos and Don’ts 2050: Climate Apocalypse Edition”
A satiric comic that looks at the grim reality of climate catastrophe through the humorous lens of fashion tips.
Just by Looking at Him: Ryan O’Connell Trust-Falls into Novel Writing
. . . after I finished my first book, I was like, “I'm never writing a book again,” because that process was so miserable. But now that I've written this novel . . .
Life has a way of taking that out of you: A conversation with Tom Perrotta
. . . the novel exists as a form because it allows you to see both the character’s thoughts and the character's actions, and they rarely line up.
An Open Letter in Lieu of a Review: on Still Life by Jay Hopler
. . . there’s some vital aspect to a person even the approach of oblivion can’t erase.
RUMPUS BOOK CLUB EXCERPT: Wonderlands by Charles Baxter
This, I think, is one definition of sanity—the ability to keep things in perspective.