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FictionNovember 22, 2022
Inside the Dreams of Ling Ma
The stories in her collection Bliss Montage tackle the troubles of the real world by transporting us to the realm between sleep and waking life.
Jennifer Schaffer-Goddard
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Books and IdeasOctober 27, 2021
How the Hell Do We Fix the Creative Writing Workshop?
Matthew Salesses’s Craft in the Real World proposes a new way to educate young writers without the baggage of the often biased and bland MFA pedagogy.
Jennifer Schaffer-Goddard
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Books and IdeasMay 24, 2021
The Roving Mind of Rachel Kushner
Her new collection of nonfiction—exploring life, death, motorcycles, land art, experimental film and much more—is exhilarating.
Jennifer Schaffer-Goddard
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FictionDecember 2, 2020
Susan Taubes’s ‘Divorcing’ Asks: How Far Can the Novel Take You?
The sole book she released during her life was a work of ahead of its time in terms of style, irreverence, and experimentation.
Jennifer Schaffer-Goddard
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CultureJuly 29, 2020
The Sad Sex Lives of Overeducated Millennial Malcontents
Andrew Martin’s characters in Cool For America aren’t having much fun. Instead, they are restless and self-defeating.
Jennifer Schaffer-Goddard
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Books and IdeasApril 16, 2020
Ghost Stories From Our Coming Tech Dystopia
Mary South’s You Will Never Be Forgotten is set in a world that blends yesterday’s tech-induced indignities with those on the horizon.
Jennifer Schaffer-Goddard