Fate and the Lake: Seven Ideas about “The Lighthouse Road”
In Peter Geye’s latest novel, an orphan shapes his own destiny on the menacing North Shore of the early twentieth century. He must choose the lesser of two threats: man or nature.
The Unfamiliar Family
Are we who we are ipso facto, or do relationships with others and with institutions define our contours? Do we love our work inherently or just enjoy doing something? What if we don’t love it at all? Does it matter?
Deciphering the Bookseller’s Code
Maybe it’s an attempt at finding a community, or a store whose staff is so tailored to your tastes that their every recommendation is exactly what you need. Read This! was created for those willing to dive deeper, to find something more.
Gangster Fairytale of a Grim Future
Barry’s vision of a dying city, its strangely costumed and violent people, and an era we hope isn’t our future, is at its most extraordinary in its inventive use of language.
Take a Chance on the Open Mic
It is a truth impossible to acknowledge that open mics, even in possession of a good audience, must get off to a rough start. On Hazel & Wren’s Words at WAM.
The Splendor of the Creative Process
Craig Thompson Discusses Habibi Minneapolis College of Art and Design Monday, September 26, 2011 MCB has a friend. Joel is a good name. Joel had always been interested in writing, going so far…
The Search for the Literary Mecca
What bookish type hasn’t had a fleeting fancy of moving to New York? The so-called Book Capital of the World, the city is legendary for its literary history. In today’s New York, scores…
A Poet Soars from Stage to Page
The Bones Below by Sierra DeMulder Available from Write Bloody Publishing $12 Today is your birthday. I wish you would answer my calls so I could tell you how much I wish you…
Whatever Happened to Masculinity?
The opposite of love is not hate but indifference. Hell, similarly, is not tragic, but static. The terror of a book like Scott Wrobel’s Cul de Sac is that nothing outwardly changes.