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Tag Archives: Rudyard Kipling

“Gram Julia’s Spies,” by Marin Sardy, from <em>The Edge of Every Day</em>
Excerpts / Features / Nonfiction

“Gram Julia’s Spies,” by Marin Sardy, from The Edge of Every Day

Posted on June 25, 2019 by Lisa Peet • Leave a comment

by Marin Sardy

There was also something rigid about Gram Julia…traits associated with schizophrenia… Later an uncle recoiled at the idea. The family already had a story in place to explain Gram Julia. “Selfish,” they said. “A character.” Continue reading →

ENCORE: Q&A with Jane Gardam
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ENCORE: Q&A with Jane Gardam

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Juhi • Leave a comment

by Evelyn Somers

I do dispense with traditional chronological narrative. It enlivens the book and keeps me alert. Yes, I am conscious of being experimental: I wish I’d done more. Continue reading →

Very Like a Dog: David Wroblewski and <i>The Story of Edgar Sawtelle</i>
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Very Like a Dog: David Wroblewski and The Story of Edgar Sawtelle

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Juhi • 4 Comments

by Jill Kronstadt

Wroblewski has described The Story of Edgar Sawtelle as a romance between a boy and his dog, as much Romeo and Juliet as it is Hamlet. Continue reading →

Nicholson Baker: On Love, Evil, and Old Things
Author Features / Features / Fiction

Nicholson Baker: On Love, Evil, and Old Things

Posted on January 20, 2014 by Juhi • 2 Comments

by Sonya Chung

The fluidity between high culture and mass culture is one of the delights of Paul Chowder’s musings . . . Baker seems to exult in expounding on aesthetics in terms both erudite and super-ordinary. Continue reading →

Q&A with Jane Gardam
Features / Fiction / Interviews

Q&A with Jane Gardam

Posted on November 13, 2013 by Lisa Peet • 1 Comment

by Evelyn Somers

I do dispense with traditional chronological narrative. It enlivens the book and keeps me alert. Yes, I am conscious of being experimental: I wish I’d done more. Continue reading →

Jane Gardam’s Characters: Organically Grown
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Jane Gardam’s Characters: Organically Grown

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Juhi • 3 Comments

by Lisa Peet

Even more than the cracks in the façade of England’s nationalism, Gardam is fascinated by the ways its people construct personal walls—which are also prone to crumbling at inopportune moments. Continue reading →

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