Bit and Peace: Lauren Groff’s Arcadia
March 8, 2012
Lauren Groff’s newest novel, Arcadia, which begins on a commune in the late 1960s and continues through generations to come, is largely character-driven, but Groff also relies on the tenets of historical fact while weaving in wisps of fairy tales.
How Adam Levin Follows Instructions
March 8, 2012
Adam Levin’s last novel, The Instructions, made a big splash in 2010, and his new collection of short stories, Hot Pink, is poised to follow suit.
Staying Awake with Dan Chaon
February 6, 2012
Dan Chaon writes about coping with tragedy in his new collection of short stories, Stay Awake.
Ramona Ausubel’s Tall Tale
February 2, 2012
Writer Ramona Ausubel defies the harnesses of history with her debut novel, No One is Here Except All of Us. During World War II, an isolated Jewish village in Romania decides to ignore the horrors of the real world and start over from scratch.
Lincoln Is Hunt Slonem’s Marilyn
December 13, 2011
To see Hunt Slonem’s latest exhibition, “Acadian Dreams,” is to be transported to the lush, humid American past, where a series of intimate portraits of Abraham Lincoln do not feel entirely out of place.