Novel
Sara Nović Takes You to the Front Lines of Croatia's Civil War in Her Novel, 'Girl at War'
We met the author to talk about her dark debut novel, which is about a girl caught up in war-torn Yugoslavia. We also discussed her blog, Redeafined, which gives a voice to issues faced by the deaf.
'Escape From Baghdad' Is the 'Slaughterhouse Five' of the Iraq War
Saad Hossain researched his darkly humorous novel by reading the blogs of soldiers serving in Iraq.
Three Short, Savage Books You Have to Read
'McGlue,' 'The Dig,' and 'Love Hotel' are three feverish novels where the only things that seem for certain are fear and death.
VICE Meets: Nick Cave
John Doran sits down with Nick Cave to talk about the release of his new book The Sick Bag Song, an epic poem written, quite literally, on airplane puke bags.
Looking Back at My Grandmother's Erotic Novels
Heidi Julavits's new short story is a collage of sentences taken from smutty books she found in her grandmothers collection of smutty books in the 1970s.
Author Laura van den Berg Finds the Weird in Her New Apocalyptic Novel 'Find Me'
The celebrated author on the science fiction-y qualities of growing up in Florida, driving while daydreaming, and her brilliant, claustrophobic first novel.
Read an Excerpt from the Novel 'Lurid & Cute'
Tales of suburban sex and violence from Adam Thirlwell.
A Former Combat Advisor Is Exploring the War on Terror through the Eyes of a Young Afghani
Elliot Ackerman's debut novel, Green on Blue, takes its title from an expression for military fratricide.
Paul Thomas Anderson on Why He Made 'Inherent Vice'
"Any time a new book of Pynchon's has come out—at least since I've been around—it's like I hang the 'do not disturb' sign on the door and don't come out until it's done."
An Excerpt from Casey Walker's 'Last Days in Shanghai'
Casey Walker's hilarious debut novel is about a Congressional aide, Luke, who goes on a junket to China with his boss.
Who Cares What You Think of the Book You Wrote: Blake Butler on 'Three Hundred Million'
New York Tyrant publisher Giancarlo DiTrapano asked Blake Butler to interview him about Butler's terrifying new book, Three Hundred Million, about a psychotic cult leader and the detective trying to understand him.
Read an Excerpt from Sarah Gerard's New Novel About Bulimia
Read a selection from Sarah Gerard's new, fearlessly blunt novel about a young woman struggling with bulimia.