In our afternoon reading: an interview with Matt Bell, review of new books by Karolina Waclawiak and Troy James Weaver, and much more.
Afternoon Bites: Revisiting “Separation Sunday,” Jessica Hopper Interviewed, Blake Butler on Short Novels, Troy James Weaver,and More
In our afternoon reading: revisiting The Hold Steady, interviews with Jessica Hopper and Troy James Weaver, Blake Butler on short, devastating novels, and more.
Cults, Fragments, and Fanatics: A Review of Troy James Weaver’s “Visions”
Visions by Troy James Weaver (Broken River Books) Religion, sex, death, love, pain, abuse, and something akin to illuminated insanity coalesce in Troy James Weaver’s Visions, a novel that exemplifies how rich, deep narratives can benefit from both unadorned honesty and extreme economy of language. Using short chapters and a few fragments pulled from a notebook kept by the main character, Visions offers a look at a large portion of a young man’s life and the dreamlike visions and voices […]
Three Short Pieces from Troy James Weaver’s “Witchita Stories”
Today, we’re pleased to offer an excerpt from Troy James Weaver’s collection Witchita Stories, out in March from Future Tense Books. Witchita Stories will be the first of two books of Weaver’s due out this year; it’ll be followed by Visions, due to be released on Broken River Books. Weaver’s fiction features characters pushed to their physical and emotional limits, whether grappling with the aftermath of violence or observing the compulsive habits of family members. More of Weaver’s writing can be found in places like […]