Reality becomes myth, then that myth becomes legend. That’s the spectacle of Karen Russell’s “Orange World”.
Tag: fiction
“Sometimes I do feel like an unlicensed and probably dangerous therapist.”
Alexandra Shelley has over 30 years of editing experience. She worked as an independent editor with author Kathryn Stockett on The Help, and with Martha Hall Kelly on both Lilac Girls and Lost Roses.
Double Exposure
parenthesized by a stream of repudiation
The Person Improving Your Life
she sang, her voice now hoarse and raspy, sounding like a kitchen sink disposal
Plates in the Air
Julia Fierro plays many roles—in her works of fiction and life. She is the author of the novels The Gypsy Moth Summer (June 2017) and Cutting Teeth (2014) as well as the founder of The […]
The Forest of Us
reveling in the feel of standing at the beginning of something, before it swallows me whole
A Few Hours at The Book Festival
I have often found that literary events fall into several distinct categories: those that I look forward to attending, those in which I feel obligated to attend, those that offer an open bar, those that […]
Peace, Passion, and Perseverance
The New School’s first Fiction Forum of the fall welcomed New York Times bestselling author Nathan Englander. The hall filled with students, faculty, writers, and community members. All were captivated by Mr. Englander, who is […]