Molly Brodak was a poet, baker and memoirist who died in 2020. MOLLY , by Blake Butler The first sign that “Molly” is not going to be a typical memoir arrives on Page 20. That’s when the author, Blake Butler, finds himself on his hands and knees in agony beside his wife, whose body he […]
Worry by Alexandra Tanner BIG SISTERS ARE bullies. Big sisters have trauma. Big sisters are tired. They’ve been diagnosed with “eldest daughter syndrome” —for which there is no known cure. Are you the eldest daughter of an immigrant household or are you normal? Take it from a certain corner of the internet and big sisters […]
Credit…Michela Buttignol Our columnist reviews saucy new books by Rebecca Ross, Rebekah Weatherspoon and Felicia Grossman. Credit…Michela Buttignol Olivia Waite is the Book Review’s romance fiction columnist. She writes queer historical romance, fantasy and critical essays on the genre’s history and future. March 24, 2024Updated 9:22 a.m. ET Romantasy loves to gild its protagonists with […]
By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) ‘Dialogue with the Mirror’ is a 1949 short story by the Colombian writer Gabriel García Márquez. Published when he was just twenty-two years old, it is an early work written when Márquez was still finding his way towards his mature style. In the story, a man looks at himself […]
Smart robots have populated fiction for generations, but now with artificial intelligence exploding around us, we’re seeing more titles than ever that grapple with this technology. In the following novels and stories, authors delve into personal relationships between humans and A.I. consciousnesses that may or may not inhabit bodies. Themes of loneliness, love, personhood, and […]
When my Abuela died in early 2021, I couldn’t say goodbye to her in person. The day that she died, I felt her at the end of my bed. I was twisted in guilt. I was asleep, but it was a flimsy sleep, not deep. She was laughing at me. “What are you crying for? […]
This first appeared in Lit Hub’s Craft of Writing newsletter— sign up here . I never start a novel knowing where I’m going. I don’t write linearly, and not in clear, numbered drafts, from a beginning to an end. I gather and cut and gather some more. I call it the flea market process of […]
Stubble Archipelago by Wayne Koestenbaum I’M ALWAYS WARY of claiming this or that critical statement, to be unearthed in this or that essay or letter or diary entry, should serve as a passe-partout to a writer’s project as a whole. And I don’t want to make that claim here either—or at least, not exactly. But […]
From the opening line of her new single, “Pride,” which releases today, Sara Evans doesn’t hold back. “You left a mark on my face,” Evans sings unflinchingly, “and brought a dozen red flags in a vase.” More from Billboard Maren Morris Announces Dates For 2024 RSVP Redux North American Tour Post Malone Proves ‘Teamwork Makes […]
In the summer of 1957, Daphne du Maurier was riding high. Her latest book, The Scapegoat , had been lapped up by the critics she most respected, and a film adaptation was under way. Even better, her favorite actor (the legendary Alec Guinness) had been cast in the lead role, and the script was being […]
