Ruling the Empty Road: What Wendell Berry’s New Book Offers Post-Election America

It was November 6th. Americans, I was being told, were going to the polls to exercise their political prerogatives. Oh, really? Having been hounded, cajoled, bullied, and bombarded with messages from canvassers, callers, and advertisers in the weeks leading up to the election, I was feeling a little depressed.

"With a Keener Eye": Salvatore Pane interviews Jac Jemc, author of My Only Wife.

11/07/2012

Salvatore Pane: My Only Wife is told through a series of short vignettes doled out to the reader in a non-linear order. How did you settle on this format? In my work, I find myself drifting toward chronological A to B to C construction about 90% of the time, and the idea of structuring a novel in this way not only impresses me but terrifies me as well.

Jac Jemc: I started writing the first draft in a non-linear way, compiling memories the narrator has of his wife.

Ben Fountain's first novel.

It’s autumn, and if you’re like us, you’ll be taking some time to kick back on a Sunday to watch the big guys toss around that cowhide bladder.  But don’t get too comfortable because once you’ve read Ben Fountain’s first novel, Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk (Ecco), you’ll most likely ...

More Junot Diaz

More Junot Diaz. You can't escape him really. And why would you want to? Here he is talking with The Rumpus.

James Salter

We found another short video promoting the work of James Salter. Exquisite! As is the wonderful introduction by Paul Yoon. Check it out.

Junot Diaz

In case you didn't know, Junot Diaz's much anticipated story collection, THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE HER has arrived! Check out this review in the NY Times.

Literature is Plural

We believe that literature is a plural noun. Bookmarks is where you will find commentary about noteworthy works by new, established, and classic writers as well as links to other presses.

“Slow Burn on a Long Candle”: The Work Writing Can Do. An Interview with Cameron Barnett by Jess Turner for Braddock Avenue Books

10/24/2017

Braddock Avenue Books: The Drowning Boy’s Guide to Water is your first book. How long did you work on this collection before it won the 2017 Rising Writer Prize at Autumn House Press?

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