By Emily Burns Morgan Gay and black and writing in the 1950s, James Baldwin had plenty to be angry about—one could hardly blame him for sliding into moralizing. But in his fiction, he did not.
By Alex Behr "In some ways the novel is much less about 'who done it,' although that information is supplied, than how character is revealed in the aftermath of something horrible. How did everyone behave? What were their impulses?" Laura Lippman talks to Alex Behr about crime writing and the question of character in Lippman's latest Tess Monaghan mystery, Hush Hush.
By Rachel Greben Better than anyone else, James Salter captures how living is like dreaming.
Reviews, reflections, conversations.
Gay and black and writing in the 1950s, James Baldwin had plenty to be angry about—one could hardly blame him for sliding into moralizing. But in his fiction, he did not. more
"In some ways the novel is much less about 'who done it,' although that information is supplied, than how character is revealed in the aftermath of something horrible. How did everyone behave? What were their impulses?" more
Better than anyone else, James Salter captures how living is like dreaming... more
Where other novelists might underscore a narrator's unreliability, Salter referred to it casually, while working in the opposite direction... more
By Alan Limnis On Peter Mendelsund's What We See When We Read. more
By Ethan DeWeese On Ernest Cline's new book, Armada. more
Investigations and lived experience.
Does a photo of an innocuous grocery store display sent in by a reader signal the arrival of a savage marketing supergenius overlord who will soon rule us all? more
Language, pushed.
Poems from the author of Easy Math (Sarabande, 2013)... more
Reports from court and field.
It turns out NBA players have as much difficulty making decisions as anyone. The problem? They may not be in it just for the money... more
By Emily Burns Morgan
By Alex Behr
By Rachel Greben
