Form as Container: Samantha Zighelboim’s The Fat Sonnets
Zighelboim almost has to break the form into pieces in order to speak; a fourteen-word poem is really only the echo of a sonnet.
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Inspired Inventiveness: Talking with Ian Morris
Ian Morris discusses his new novel, SIMPLE MACHINES.
The Queer Syllabus: The Ballad of the Sad Café by Carson McCullers
In The Queer Syllabus, writers nominate works for a new canon of queer literature.
Hard to Swallow: Allie Rowbottom’s Jell-O Girls
Jell-O, that seemingly innocuous, gem-colored dessert, has a darker history than one might expect.
Slow Burn: A Conversation with Katie Jean Shinkle
Katie Jean Shinkle discusses her new novel, RUINATION.
Transgressing Familiarity: Talking with Thomas Page McBee
Thomas Page McBee discusses his new memoir, AMATEUR.
What to Read When You Want to Disappear
These books speak to that desire in all of us to vanish for a spell.
Three Strong Women: Lisa Rosenberg, Maw Shein Win, and Libby Burton
Welcome all three of these books with enthusiasm for what they do, and with shared possibilities for the ”craved world.”
Salt of the Earth: A Conversation with John Lingan
John Lingan discusses his new book, HOMEPLACE.
The Queer Syllabus: Two Serious Ladies by Jane Bowles
In The Queer Syllabus, writers nominate works for a new canon of queer literature.
On Returning to The Book of Nightmares as a New Father in the Trump Era
2018 began interlaced with a double helix of joy and fear.
In the Spirit of Curiosity: Talking with Jamel Brinkley
Jamel Brinkley discusses his debut story collection, A LUCKY MAN.