In our morning reading: looking back at the work of James Alan McPherson, an interview with Lydia Millet, and more.
Morning Bites: Henri Bosco, Big Other Book Awards, Patricia Park, Lydia Millet’s Playlist, and More
In our morning reading: thoughts on Henri Bosco’s fiction, new writing from Patricia Park and Keegan Lester, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Emily St. John Mandel, Tracy O’Neill’s Recommendations, Sir Richard Bishop, Lydia Millet Interviewed, and More
In our afternoon reading: interviews with Emily St. John Mandel and Lydia Millet, book recommendations from Tracy O’Neill, and more.
Morning Bites: Lydia Millet Fiction, Reema Zaman, Laura Lippman Interviewed, Sunwatchers, and More
In our morning reading: new fiction by Lydia Millet, an interview with Laura Lippman, the Tournament of Books begins, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Ling Ma Interviewed, Lydia Millet’s Latest, Jordy Rosenberg and Andrea Lawlor, and More
In our afternoon reading: an interview with Ling Ma, Jordy Rosenberg and Andrea Lawlor in conversation, and much more.
Weekend Bites: Porochista Khakpour Interviewed, Lydia Millet’s Fiction, Maggie Nelson, Gregory Pardlo’s Latest, and More
In our weekend reading: interviews with Porochista Khakpour and Maggie Nelson, exploring the fiction of Lydia Millet, and more.
Morning Bites: Ta-Nehisi Coates on Comics, National Book Awards Fiction Longlist, Robert Lopez Fiction, and More
In our morning reading: an interview with Ta-Nehisi Coates, fiction from Robert Lopez, and much more.
“I Was Brought Up On Books About Magic”: An Interview With Lydia Millet
Though the specifics vary from novel to novel, Lydia Millet‘s fiction is consistently wide-ranging in its scope and thought-provoking in its details. She’s critiqued the foibles of American society, explored the psychology of unconventional characters, and charted the unexpected ways that history can influence the present. Her latest novel, Sweet Lamb of Heaven, evades easy categorization: it’s about Anna, a young woman fleeing Ned, her amoral politician husband, along with their child; it’s about the group of fellow outsiders with […]