Does anyone actually believe that words can never hurt you? Come on, people—we’re writers. If there’s anything we believe in, it’s that words have power: to inspire, to move, and—yes, I’m afraid, to wound.
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Alix Ohlin’s new novel, Inside and her story collection were both just published. Dean Bakopoulos talks to the double author about taking risks, writing while teaching, and hoarding like a magpie.

Last week we featured Alix Ohlin’s new story collection Signs and Wonders, and we’re pleased to announce the winners:

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Our new feature is Alix Ohlin’s most recent collection, Signs and Wonders (Vintage), which was simultaneously published last month with her new novel, Inside (Knopf). Additionally, she is the author of the novel The Missing Person (Knopf, 2005) and the collection Babylon and Other Stories (Knopf, 2006). Her work has been anthologized in Best American [...]

In her thoughtful, entertaining new collection, Signs and Wonders, Alix Ohlin lures readers into what seem like lulls, and then, there it is: a car crash. A coma. A missing child. A man licking a woman’s leg.