Lauren Groff on not knowing what you’re doing, the thrill of the mess, and using all your senses to find a way in to the story.
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The Queen of the Night
The first chapter from Alexander Chee’s much-anticipated second novel.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
Twinless in Twinsburg
Anya Groner examines her experience of being an identical twin through the lens of an annual Twins Day festival she attended without her sister.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Feature, Nonfiction
How David Bowie Came Out As Gay (And What He Meant By It)
David Bowie came out as gay in an interview with Melody Maker magazine in 1972, and it was the closet door heard ’round the world. But what did he mean by it?
Posted inFiction, Story
Cities I’ve Never Lived In: A Story By Sara Majka
“These stories are a marvel and will break your heart.”
Posted inBooks, Nonfiction, Reading List
A Reading List of International Nonfiction Comics
Here are five modern classics whose intricate illustrations have shaped the form.
Posted inFiction, Quotes
The Enduring Allure of ‘Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark’
Halloween is mere weeks away—what better time to revisit Alvin Schwartz’s ‘Scary Stories’?
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This Better and Truer History
On memory, therapy, and cats in the dryer: A discussion with J.M. Coetzee
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The Dreamy, Sensual, and Bizarre Folk Tales of Yoko Tawada
Yoko Tawada’s English-language publisher, New Directions, describes her slender book The Bridegroom Was a Dog in simple and straightforward terms: “A bizarre tale of passion and romance between a schoolteacher and a dog.” There is, of course, complexity to this tight and colorful novella (written in 1993, and translated from Japanese in 1998), in which the life of […]
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Jenny Diski: 1947-2016
Jenny Diski died this morning at the age of 68. Here are nine stories celebrating Diski and her work.
