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Interview with Alan Cheuse, To Catch the Lightning: A Novel of American Dreaming

by Anne Stameshkin

…to admit I’m sure I’m going to get much more pleasure out of his father’s new novel The Stalin Epigram coming in May. Almost finished reading the fine new short story collection by the American educated Pakistani story writer Daniyal Mueenuddin, In Other Rooms, Other Wonders; it’s the best collection by a new writer I’ve read in years. Greatness always surprises…and he’s something close to that. How do you balance teaching writing with writing an…


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The ReCorrections: Part II

by Scott F. Parker

…ach improvement some marginal gain in usefulness. To an economy like this, news that stays news is not merely an inferior product; it’s an antithetical product. A classic work of literature is inexpensive, infinitely reusable, and, worst of all, unimprovable. By all accounts, an immortal work of literature was just Franzen’s goal with The Corrections. When Oprah selected it for her book club, it would not have been unreasonable for him to worry th…


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Secret Son, by Laila Lalami

by Jessica Belle Smith

…ther. In a lovely, long passage, we see Nabil through the eyes of Youssef, examining him as one would examine a stranger from another world. Youssef observes “ . . . He never took a nap after lunch. The cigarettes he smoked were red Dunhills. Whenever he commented on an article in the newspaper, which was often, he used words like déontologiquement. . .he stared at beautiful women . . .he never went to mosque . . . ” We learn as much about Nabil a…


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A Portrait of the Artist as His (or Her) Own Words

by Celeste Ng

…their own works. Here’s another of his stunning “word portraits”—this is William Faulkner as The Sound and The Fury: William Faulkner as *The Sound and the Fury*, by John Sokol. Image via artist’s website. Visit Sokol’s Facebook page to see more of his portraits, and should you wish to buy one to inspire you at your writing desk, they’re for sale on his website. (Via Flavorwire.)…


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The Stone Gods, by Jeanette Winterson

by Cyan James

…Author’s Website For more information on Jeanette Winterson’s work, upcoming events, or interviews, please visit the author’s website. Here is a December 2009 Q&A with Jeanette Winterson from The Guardian. You can also read a profile of Winterson written by Nicolette Jones for The Independent, published in November of 2009. Or read Philip Womack’s profile of the author in The Telegraph, which was also published in November 2009. For a look ba…


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Sima's Undergarments for Women, by Ilana Stanger-Ross

by Lee Thomas

…oss at Single Women Rule. – At the author’s website, read a Q&A with Ilana Stanger-Ross, as well as her blog on Judaism, writing, bras, midwifery, and more. – View a slideshow of some of the inhabitants of Boro (Borough) Park, Brooklyn, where Sima’s story is set, on the New York Times website. – Visit Indiebound to order Sima’s Undergarments for Women from any independent bookstore–or locate a local shop where you can pick up a copy. – Learn more…


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Stalking the Inner Celestial: An Interview with Michael Byers

by Michael Shilling

…lly melodic would make for a strange symphony. Who else have you read that combines historical events with storytelling in a compelling way? Hm, I have a few favorites. There’s an argument to be made that every novel is a historical novel (even novels set in the future). A nice example that doesn’t get a ton of attention is The World as I Found It, a 1987 novel by Bruce Duffy. He’s not a name you hear much. It’s a long novel, taking place over abo…


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In the Convent of Little Flowers, by Indu Sundaresan

by Lee Thomas

…m 2007 in the California Literary Review. – You can read this excerpt (one complete story) from In the Convent of Little Flowers on Simon & Schuster’s website. – Sundaresan’s three previous books were all novels. For in-depth descriptions of each, click on the titles. In brief: The Twentieth Wife (2003) is is about the Mughal empress Mehrunnisa. Read an excerpt on the publisher’s website. The Feast of Roses (2004) is the sequel to The Twentieth Wi…


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“In the electric light the traveler is writing": An interview with the translators of Marguerite Duras' L'Amour, Kazim Ali and Libby Murphy

by Jennifer Solheim

…ou are writing your own fiction you are constantly preoccupied with space and time and unfolding plot; when translating you can really lose yourself in language and rhythm. There’s no greater pleasure for a poet, of course. Links & Resources: Visit the website for Open Letter Books, publisher of new translations of Duras’ L’Amour and The Sailor from Gilbraltar (tr. Barbara Bray). Check out the Duras film based on L’Amour, Woman of the Ganges. You…


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The Virtue of Fiction: An Interview with Ann S. Epstein

by Danielle LaVaque-Manty

…University of Michigan) who was teaching part-time while she finished her latest book. She was very encouraging; we stayed in touch and she even wrote a review for On the Shore. Another student told me about a workshop that summer, with Daniel Mueller, sponsored by a local group called Critical Connection. (Dan also contributed a review to On the Shore.) At that workshop, I was invited to join a newly formed critique group that continues to this…




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