In our afternoon reading: interviews with Rita Bullwinkel and Daniel Torday, book recommendations from Robin Sloan, and more.
Morning Bites: Robin Sloan, dälek Interviewed, Juan Tomás Ávila Laurel’s Latest, and More
In our morning reading: interviews with Robin Sloan and dälek, a review of Juan Tomás Ávila Laurel’s new novel, and more.
Morning Bites: Robin Sloan, Geeta Dayal on Can, Anne Helen Petersen Interviewed, Revisiting Stephen King, and More
In our morning reading: interviews with Anne Helen Petersen and Robin Sloan, talking reunions with Tim and Mike Kinsella, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Melissa Febos and Garth Greenwell, Warren Ellis Interviewed, Joanna C. Valente’s Latest, and More
In our afternoon reading: conversations between Melissa Febos and Garth Greenwell and Robin Sloan and Warren Ellis, thoughts on Joanna C. Valente’s new book, and more.
Morning Bites: Leigh Stein Nonfiction, Nicole Dennis-Benn’s Latest, Robin Sloan Interviews Warren Ellis, and More
In our morning reading: new writing from Leigh Stein and Robert Lopez, interviews with Warren Ellis and Brian Evenson, and more.
Morning Bites: Ta-Nehisi Coates Interviewed, Pies and History, Christopher Hitchens, and More
In our morning reading: new nonfiction from Tanwi Nandini Islam, Jason Diamond interviewed Ta-Nehisi Coates, Jillian Mapes wrote about Adele, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Scott Cheshire on Plotlessness, Patricia Lockwood Interviewed, “A Young Doctor’s Notebook,” Books About Space, and More
New writing from Scott Cheshire, interviews with Patricia Lockwood and Catherine Lacey, new music from Dustin Wong and Takako Minekawa, books about space, and much more.
On Shop Novels, Past and Present
Consider the campus novel. It’s a genre within literary fiction capable of encompassing works as thematically and stylistically diverse as Donna Tartt’s The Secret History, Ishmael Reed’s Japanese by Spring, and Kingsley Amis’s Lucky Jim. As disparate as these novels are, however, one can find certain structures in common. Though no two colleges or universities are the same, the basic structures of most are similar enough that a hierarchy of characters can be easily established. (The same could be said […]