by Kaulie Lewis
On reflection, [Megan Mayhew Bergman] concludes that “I do not find it unusual that many writers I know acquire vintage clothes, buy old homes, and rescue animals. For one, we don’t have Wall Street salaries, and secondly, we’re suckers for backstory, particularly that which is left to the imagination. Our job, after all, is to make up lives, engage in epic games of pretend.” Continue reading
by Kaulie Lewis
But a darker side of Wilder’s semi-autobiographical children’s series is revealed in the new version of her first work, Pioneer Girl . . . This restored autobiography includes details and stories judged too adult for the Little House books. Continue reading
by Kaulie Lewis
“Is writing a beauty contest? Is it a sports competition? Beauty and sporting achievement might be associated, in our culture, with youth . . . but there’s no reason this should go for the written word too.” Continue reading
by Evelyn Somers
I read The Blue Flower out of sheer curiosity: I wanted to know how a writer who has waited that long to publish could be that good. Continue reading
by Vicraj Gill
At the LA Review of Books, Eric Obenauf . . . argues that future judges of literary awards should be more diverse with their choices, branching out beyond those titles published and venerated by mainstream venues. Continue reading
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