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The Rumpus Interview with Benjamin Parzybok

Author Benjamin Parzybok talks about his new novel, Sherwood Nation, climate fiction, the difference between post-collapse and post-apocalyptic, and how novels can predict the future if they try hard enough (and get lucky).

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Calling Freddy

Michael Chabon has a short story over on Tablet; in it, he negotiates the acquaintance of a boy and his crippled neighbor: There was no menace or queerness in his…

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Michael Chabon: Rock God

For the Guardian, John Dugdale examines the history of collaborative work between well-known musicians and authors. The impetus for the article stems from recent reports of Michael Chabon’s contributions to Mark…

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Michael Chabon’s Punk Rock Days

[The] Bats were a fine little band, a unique assemblage of diverse strengths and quirks, anchored by one of the most rock-solid drummers ever to grace the Pittsburgh scene, and…

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In Search of Lost Epigraphs

At The Millions, Jonathan Russell Clark ruminates on the idea of the epigraph. Over the past decade, Clark has kept a Word document filled with quotes from literature, and the…

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THE LAST BOOK I LOVED: WONDER BOYS BY MICHAEL CHABON

Michael Chabon's career is often the work of a writer hell-bent on destroying the line between "literary" and "genre," and his most famous work is an epic adventure novel about comic-book creators.

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Pynchon’s Paranoiac Vision

In 1966, when The Crying of Lot 49 was published, Pynchon’s “all-ecompassing paranoiac vision of history” seemed “so kooky” and “far-fetched.” Fast forward to 2013, and Pynchon’s Bleeding Edge, a…

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Reaching Across the Bay Bridge

In a sort of Bay Area meeting of minds, Scott Hutchins, author of a novel about San Francisco and Silicon Valley, profiles Michael Chabon, whose latest novel takes place mainly…

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The Latest in Superhero Stories

Michael Chabon knows how to turn a phrase. Complex language is part of what makes his work so idiosyncratically his and his veteran wordsmith tendencies are widely applicable and translatable…

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More Writers Taking TV Turns

Veteran director, Darren Aronofsky, is directing a new television series called “Hobgoblin.” How is this piece of news relevant to the literary community? Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman are writing…

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Summer Picks From Michael Chabon, Susan Orlean, Jennifer Egan, and More

A new article over at Mother Jones gives us summer nonfiction picks from some of the biggest writers working today. Susan Orlean recommends The Looming Tower, Jennifer Egan selects The…

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