Finding common ground in the works of Dan Bejar and Javier Maías, thoughts on Jess Row’s new novel and Pallbearer’s new album, music from The Aislers Set, an interview with Paul Pope, and more.
When the Speculative Can Surprise
Let’s talk about stealth for a second. While I don’t doubt that readers whose primary choice in books falls under the heading of literary fiction are more open to excursions into genre than they were in the past, it’s interesting to find science fictional concepts flying under the radar. I’m not talking about works from writers who got their start on the genre side of things (Jonathan Lethem, Karen Joy Fowler) or writers who’ve used science fictional devices to further […]