Ryan’s own uninviting prose mirrors her philosophy about poetry: that it is not meant to be easy or satisfying.
Founded in 1977 at Columbia University's School of the Arts
Ryan’s own uninviting prose mirrors her philosophy about poetry: that it is not meant to be easy or satisfying.
King is able to capture the particular kind of youth Casey is struggling with perfectly: one where she hasn’t lived anywhere with a dishwasher since high school, where she does not want to be infertile yet also does not want to be pregnant.
In this interview, Editor-in-Chief spoke with writer Sarah Ramey about her debut memoir, The Lady’s Handbook For Her Mysterious Illness.
Martin’s greatest strength is in her depiction of characters, painting them vividly across the page in acute details.
“Me finding a new love interest had always been like a greedy child opening a toy on Christmas Day. I ripped the packaging open, got frustrated trying to make it […]
Shuggie Bain is a master class in depicting the blinding dedications of love and the endless bounds to which people will go to feel in control, to feel better.
Heathcliff Redux successfully uses an essayistic form to paint a portrait of a pragmatic character in need of rebellion.
In between introducing terms like “feminist fuckboy” and “Golden Dick Syndrome,” the book also tells stories of boys that are largely neglected in society’s sex conversations.
As Ada Calhoun enters her forties, she suddenly finds herself staring at her son’s pet turtle, wondering if it wants something more from life.
Last month, the Booker Prize committee raised literary eyebrows when they awarded the coveted international prize to two authors for the first time since 1992, when they made a rule […]
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