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Adrian Van Young
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Binding the Spirit World
At Lit Hub, Adrian Van Young examines the quiet re-emergence in literature of Spiritualism, a mid-19th century industry that saw mourners and mediums attempt to transcend (or dupe) the boundaries…
Introducing: Flannery O’Connor
O’Connor is nothing if not overwhelming. Over at Electric Literature, Adrian Van Young has compiled a Flannery O’Connor reading primer to help those approaching the body of work of “the greatest…
Shots in the Dark
For The American Reader, Adrian Van Young examines the pervasiveness of gun violence in fiction and how it relates to the brutality of the real world.
The Rumpus Interview with Adrian Van Young
Adrian Van Young, whose fiction wades in traditions formed by writers like Cormac McCarthy, Flannery O'Connor, and Edgar Allan Poe, explores horror, terror, and the supernatural in new and unexpected ways.