Kate Christensen is the author of five novels, including The Great Man, which won the 2008 PEN/Faulkner Award. She has written reviews and essays for numerous publications, most recently the NYTBR, Bookforum, Tin House, Elle, and the B&N Review. She is at work on a new novel, The Astral.
In a new book of essays, Terry Castle rips through literary and cultural allusions at breakneck speed, citing obscure folk musicians and cult novelists in the same breath.