On Divinity and Poetry: Q&A with Lisa Dordal

by Lisa Peet

“Throughout the process of reading her letters and then sculpting them into something new, I felt so much love—as if my mother was right there with me working on the book. To me, this speaks to the power of words.” Continue reading →

I’m Out Here by Myself: The Fiction of Edward P. Jones

by Edward Porter

This democracy of narrative importance makes The Known World a favorite in the academy . . . [W]hat’s more, the novel’s egalitarian agenda extends to the worst of its characters as well as the best—it levels in both directions. Continue reading →