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A Book-Worthy Life: <i>The Book of My Lives</i>

A Book-Worthy Life: The Book of My Lives

In deftly clinical language, Aleksandar Hemon recounts his extraordinary experiences.

By Ben Kupstas

Sex Stories: Interview with Ophira Eisenberg

Sex Stories: Interview with Ophira Eisenberg

The Moth regular and author of Screw Everyone talks about "sleeping her way to monogamy."

By Alyssa Pinsker

Apr 24, 2013

Humor And Discomfort: <i>The Fun Parts</i>

Humor And Discomfort: The Fun Parts

Sam Lipsyte returns to short fiction.

By Sabra Embury

Apr 10, 2013

Faith and Desire in the 21st Century: <i>I Want to Show You More</i>

Faith and Desire in the 21st Century: I Want to Show You More

Jamie Quatro's stories update Flannery O'Connor's concerns to the technological age.

By Jennine Capó Crucet

Apr 10, 2013

It’s <i>Morn</i>, In America

It’s Morn, In America

An early Nabokov play is finally translated and released in the US.

By Sarah Moroz

Mar 27, 2013

Death: The Theme Of This Book And All Books

Death: The Theme Of This Book And All Books

Scott McClanahan's Crapalachia is a hilarious and sad tale of coming-of-age in West Virginia.

By Henry Stewart

Mar 13, 2013

Where The Wild Things Are Inscrutable: <i>My Brother's Book</i>

Where The Wild Things Are Inscrutable: My Brother's Book

Maurice Sendak's latest is willfully strange.

By Sally Franson

Feb 27, 2013

Your Memories, They’re All That's Left You: <i>Wise Men</i>

Your Memories, They’re All That's Left You: Wise Men

Stuart Nadler's debut is stunning.

By Jeremy Medina

Feb 27, 2013

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Interview: Greenpoint Comics Artist Lisa Hanawalt and the View From My Dirty Dumb Eyes

"I like the idea of drawing something that’s not very friendly, like a lizard or Anna Wintour, and trying to make it seem friendlier."

By Jeff Klingman

RIP to the Best Used Bookstore in Brooklyn

Babbo's Books has closed. An appreciation.

By Henry Stewart

Another Author Who Hated Brooklyn? Henry Miller

"I see nothing but misery, nothing but monsters."

By Virginia K. Smith

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