Shane Jones
Joy Williams Captures the Absurdity of America in Her Stories
The dark, funny-sad stories in her new collection ;The Visiting Privilege' are both a warning and an offering to a country in distress.
What Your Favorite Writers Listen to When They Sweat
I’ve often wondered what other writers do for exercise—and what music they listen to when they do.
Attending a Crime-Writing Convention: "New York State of Crime"
Last year’s crime-fiction convention was held in Cleveland, Ohio. This year’s convention was hosted in Albany, New York, which is fitting: compared with the rest of the US, the crime rate here is more than double.
Did Dave Eggers Or Kate Losse Invent the Facebook Book? Trust Me, It's Complicated
I’m guessing Eggers won’t be financially or critically hurt by Losse’s claims, but he won’t forget it. It will get inside him.
Now That Dave Eggers Has Been Accused of Plagiarism, We Finally Have Something in Common
Authors accusing and being accused of plagiarism is nothing new, and to the world outside of publishing, it’s a minor scandal. There’s nothing Miley about a white nerd calling out another white nerd.
What Your Favorite Writers Put in Their Mouths
Writers tend to be mum on what they are currently at work on, but what about a different, but still intimate, aspect to their creative routines—like what they eat? I asked a boatload of writers what they are having, or had, for lunch, on a random day...
