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Monthly Archives: June 2015
Bold. Brilliant. Imaginative. Scary. Meet Robin McLean’s “Reptile House”
Once you’ve read these nine stories, forgetting them is as unlikely as discovering the end-point of pi. Kissing cousins to George Saunders, Donald Barthelme, and perhaps even Don DeLillo, they are nonetheless powered by a distinctive new voice. McLean dives … Continue reading
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IN PRAISE OF JIM SHEPARD’S “THE BOOK OF ARON”
I imagine I am interviewing Jim Shepard. “Jim,” I say. “Yes, Jim?” he says. “Choosing a kid to tell the story. Choosing that kid to tell the story. Such a brave and brilliant choice! A boy so unremarkable that he … Continue reading
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