John Irving, The Art of Fiction No. 93
I’m not a twentieth-century novelist, I’m not modern, and certainly not postmodern. I follow the form of the nineteenth-century novel; that was the century that produced the models of the form. I’m old-fashioned, a storyteller. I’m not an analyst and I’m not an intellectual.
WHICH BOOKS DO FAMOUS AUTHORS READ AND RECOMMEND MOST?
OR, HOW TO READ LIKE YOUR FAVORITE WRITERS
By examining 68 lists made by famous authors of books they love, Emily Temple has produced lists of the most recommended books and the most recommended authors.
SIX LATIN AMERICAN NOVELS THAT ARE PUSHING BOUNDARIES
Because it’s important to look at literature of other countries besides our own.
Today’s real Latin America is vibrant, raucous, infinitely complex and furiously engaged with the cultural and sociopolitical effects of globalization. In terms of literature, it’s an epicenter of innovation, where the gaze is reversed, boundaries explode and the possibilities of our collective past, present and future are boldly reimagined. Here are six contemporary Latin American novels — all of them slim, all of them brilliant, all of them blowing up boundaries of culture, gender, genre, aesthetics or reality.
The Sublime Horror of Choice
I don’t like horror novels, but if you do, this interview is for you.
Each recent book of Tremblay’s seems to me to take on a subgenre of the horror genre. He both explores it and puts pressure on it to see if he can make it do something new. Paul is anything but a complacent writer — rather than resting on his laurels, he offers work that is consistently new and unique.
Gillian Flynn Isn’t Going to Write the Kind of Women You Want
In a conversation with fellow novelist Megan Abbott, the Sharp Objects writer discusses the female rage that powered her 2006 debut novel—and has since taken over Hollywood.
© 2018 by Mary Daniels Brown
