Craft Capsule: The Cinema Factory
The author of Horsepower recalls the tricks that helped her revise and assemble her collection.
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Article Archive
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Five Hot Summer Fiction Readings
Leah Hampton’s F*ckface: And Other Stories, Megha Majumdar’s A Burning, Marie-Helene Bertino’s Parakeet, Karen Tei Yamashita’s Sansei and Sensibility, and C Pam Zhang’s How Much of These Hills Is Gold.
GalleyCrush: Butter Honey Pig Bread
Francesca Ekwuyasi’s Butter Honey Pig Bread, forthcoming from Arsenal Pulp Press on November 30, 2020.
Ten Questions for Cherie Dimaline
“I would remind myself that every book has its own life and to just have faith in the story.” —Cherie Dimaline, author of Empire of Wild
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Sideways Ghost Stories: A Q&A With Laura van den Berg
The author of the story collection I Hold a Wolf by the Ears talks about ghost stories, writing in the direction of the unknowable, and creativity during quarantine.
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GalleyCrush: Inheritance
Taylor Johnson’s Inheritance, forthcoming from Alice James Books on November 10, 2020.
Ten Questions for Adrian Tomine
“We need the industry to be more reflective of the audience.” —Adrian Tomine, author of The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist
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Craft Capsule: The Black Bildungsroman
The author of Horsepower reimagines the bildungsroman to honor the narrative arc of Black childhood.
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GalleyCrush: Harmada
João Gilberto Noll’s Harmada, translated from the Portuguese by Edgar Garbelotto, forthcoming from Two Lines Press on November 10, 2020.
Zen and the Art of Quicksand: My Twenty-Three-Year Descent Into Literary Failure, Rejection, and Redemption
A novelist recalls the challenges and rewards of publishing a second novel—twenty-seven years after his debut.
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Ten Questions for Kendra Atleework
“Feel for the thread. Follow it through the dark.” —Kendra Atleework, author of Miracle Country
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Ten Questions for Ryad Girod and Chris Clarke
This week’s installment of Ten Questions features Ryad Girod and Chris Clarke, the author and the translator of the novel Mansour’s Eyes.
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Craft Capsule: Craft Is Not Objective
The author of Horsepower examines and resists the racism and subconscious anxieties that infect the U.S. literary imagination.
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GalleyCrush: Fugitive Atlas
Khaled Mattawa’s Fugitive Atlas, forthcoming from Graywolf Press on October 20, 2020.
Ten Questions for Andrew Durbin
“Kevin Killian always told me great fiction lets you know how things smell.” —Andrew Durbin, author of Skyland
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Craft Capsule: The Authority of Black Childhood
The author of Horsepower suggests putting aside knowledge and focusing on unlearning.
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GalleyCrush: Cardinal
Tyree Daye’s Cardinal, forthcoming from Copper Canyon Press on October 6, 2020.
Ten Questions for Sophie Mackintosh
“There’s a balance to be struck between what you reveal and what you hold back.” —Sophie Mackintosh, author of Blue Ticket
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GalleyCrush: The Hole
Hiroko Oyamada’s The Hole, translated from the Japanese by David Boyd, forthcoming from New Directions on October 6, 2020.
Ten Questions for Kyle McCarthy
“Writing is supposed to be fun. Enjoy yourself.” —Kyle McCarthy, author Everyone Knows How Much I Love You
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Cancellations and Postponements: Retreats and Contests Affected by the Crisis
A growing list of conferences, festivals, and writing contests that have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
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GalleyCrush: Memorial
Bryan Washington’s Memorial, forthcoming from Riverhead Books on October 6, 2020.
Ten Questions for Emily Temple
“I always write better from a place of joy than I do from a place of discipline.” —Emily Temple, author of The Lightness
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Craft Capsule: Breaking Genre
The author of This Is One Way to Dance resists genre limitations and seeks her own unique form.
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GalleyCrush: Love After the End
Love After the End: An Anthology of Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer Speculative Fiction, edited by Joshua Whitehead, forthcoming from Arsenal Pulp Press on September 22, 2020.