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
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
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
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
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
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
Bloom 