Marilynne Robinson and the Miraculous Privilege of Existence
"For Robinson, America has declined because of pervasive and corrosive ideologies that ascribe human motivation solely to self-interest."
"For Robinson, America has declined because of pervasive and corrosive ideologies that ascribe human motivation solely to self-interest."
Albert Wu, Michelle KuoMay 22, 2012
THIS IS THE BEST KIND of historical fiction — the kind that dives right in. With very little explanation or introduction, the reader finds herself in...
Susan Salter ReynoldsMay 6, 2012
IT IS NOT HARD TO FEEL motherly toward James Franco (thirty years ago I might have sung a different tune). He works so hard, as if chased by demons...
Susan Salter ReynoldsMay 6, 2012
How true, how frequent, is the "dead or straight" binary to the lesbian novel at large?
Laura GoodeMay 2, 2012
what may seem most revolutionary about Barthes’s essay is what it takes for granted: that there are readers at all for literary fiction
Lee KonstantinouMar 28, 2012
With her first few brushstrokes, Jones sets these lives in motion, towards each other
Susan Salter ReynoldsMar 24, 2012
Most have been forced to piece together a life between Korea and America.
Susan Salter ReynoldsMar 24, 2012
It’s Jack Taylor’s lovably cynical personality, rather than the mystery, that drives the story forward.
Mar 22, 2012
Apathy, booze, and cynicism are the standard PI’s ABCs, but Bruen’s detective takes things to a whole new level.
Cullen GallagherMar 22, 2012
The hallmark of Gorman's style is the utter simplicity and clarity of his language. Straightforward prose is the hallmark of his moral universe.
Cullen GallagherMar 22, 2012
One of the distinctive characteristics of Keene's male protagonists is their self-awareness. They know they're sleazebags.
Mar 22, 2012
Some moments unfold in paragraphs and minutes, while others span pages and years.
Mindy FarabeeMar 21, 2012
what fine filling there is between the covers.
Mar 21, 2012
Orner’s off-the-cuff musing that shame is more interesting than love is actually at the emotional heart of his epic family saga
Lauren Eggert-CroweMar 21, 2012
As any writer knows, our work is infused with ego.
Ander MonsonMar 20, 2012
The writer and editor, too, are headaches.
Lee GutkindMar 19, 2012
First and foremost, however, These Dreams of You may well be the first true Obama novel.
Pawel FrelikMar 5, 2012
because of its ornateness, Ausubel’s prose seems to float around the idea of trauma
Jenny HendrixFeb 27, 2012
They make one rule: 'Each day, we had to do at least one thing that was forbidden.'
E.C. McCarthyFeb 27, 2012
there is a cost to the storyteller, as there can often be to messengers and visionaries.
Jardine LibaireFeb 27, 2012
She tries to make sense of the war and its reasons, and cannot.
Susan Salter ReynoldsFeb 25, 2012
Girlchild is told in many voices: Rory’s diary entries, social worker notes, letters, arrest records,
Susan Salter ReynoldsFeb 25, 2012
It is time, after all, and not White himself that has transformed so drastically.
Alex GortmanFeb 20, 2012
Megan Abbott possesses one of the most lyrical voices in all of noir.
Cullen GallagherFeb 15, 2012