Q&A with Martha Miller

Q&A with Martha Miller

Her fourth mystery novel, Widow, was published last November by Bold Strokes Books.

Q&A with Adrienne Celt

Q&A with Adrienne Celt

"Fiction, too, requires that you abandon yourself to the logic of the fictional world."

Ten Scary Books to Read for Halloween

Ten Scary Books to Read for Halloween

In honor of this upcoming Halloween, here’s an incomplete but guaranteed list of literature that will leave you sweating.

Egg Heaven, Stories, by Robin Parks

Egg Heaven, Stories, by Robin Parks

All the characters in this collection represent the basic needs of the human heart and the ways we struggle to fill those needs.

Losing Touch by Sandra Hunter

Losing Touch by Sandra Hunter

On the surface, Sandra Hunter’s debut novel is the quintessential immigrant story of an Indian family navigating life in London after Indian Independence.

Travel the World with a New Anthology: Everywhere Stories

Travel the World with a New Anthology:  Everywhere Stories

On October 1, Press 53 will publish Everywhere Stories: Short Fiction from a Small Planet, an anthology of twenty stories by twenty authors set in twenty different countries.

Writing and the Diversity Quotient

Writing and the Diversity Quotient

I believe our profession can claim without hesitation: We have the most inclusive and diverse occupation of all time.

Q&A With Adelle Waldman

Q&A With Adelle Waldman

Debut novelist Adelle Waldman made a big splash in 2013 with The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P., a 21st-century novel of manners about a Brooklyn writer on the up-and-up who’s not always as smart or fair as he thinks he is.

Every Kiss a War by Leesa Cross-Smith

Every Kiss a War by Leesa Cross-Smith

Leesa Cross-Smith’s debut collection is a fearless exploration of relationships. No love, lust or loss is left off the table in this sensual feast of a book.

Looking Out of Broken Windows by Dan Powell

Looking Out of Broken Windows by Dan Powell

The defining theme of this collection may very well be transformation, albeit that unwitting one that happens when we lose focus on where we’re going.

Q&A With Spencer Gordon

Q&A With Spencer Gordon

Spencer Gordon is co-founder of the Toronto-based literary magazine The Puritan and author of the short story collection Cosmo.

Books Are Not Immersive—And That Might Be a Good Thing

Books Are Not Immersive—And That Might Be a Good Thing

There’s a fundamental difference between the ways in which fiction and electronic media affect us.

Informal Poll: How Do You Find New Novels?

Informal Poll: How Do You Find New Novels?

I like knowing that the book I’m about to plunge into has a proven history of not letting readers down.

Old Media in a New World

Old Media in a New World

When the people in your life are talking about video games you haven’t played and you want to talk about books they haven’t read.

Songs for the Deaf by John Henry Fleming

Songs for the Deaf by John Henry Fleming

In his new collection, Fleming introduces us to cloud-reading seers, hoop-playing saviors, ardor-inducing aliens (yes! really!), and more.

Raymond Carver Audio Recordings Come and Gone

Raymond Carver Audio Recordings Come and Gone

Two vintage audio recordings of Raymond Carver reading his work recently appeared (and then disappeared) on YouTube.

The Carve VIDA Count

The Carve VIDA Count

On February 1, 2011, VIDA published their first Count, a mathematical breakdown of the gender disparity in publishing.

The J.D. Salinger Documentary Might Shock You

The J.D. Salinger Documentary Might Shock You

The documentary, naturally titled Salinger, finally sees a release date after nine years of production. 

Why Young Adult Literature Needs John Green

Why Young Adult Literature Needs John Green

If the publishing industry can depend on any readership at the moment, it’s the adolescent set. 

The University Press: Damned or Rediscovered?

The University Press: Damned or Rediscovered?

University presses might seem like more of a luxury than a priority for some administrators