Our Country Friends by Gary Shteyngart

Gary Shteyngart’s sardonic work has always been a dark, lovely, and fun experience for me. I follow his work closely, … More

When Ghosts Come Home by Wiley Cash

Wiley Cash’s newest novel tells the story of the humming underbelly of small-town racial tension, and the rippling effects it … More

Sensation Machines by Adam Wilson

So often we are presented with futuristic dystopian novels that rely on boarding a narrative train whose tracks are worn … More

Radio Waves: A Post-Punk Novel by Shawna-Lee I. Perrin

Radio Waves is the independently-released first novel from Shawna-Lee I. Perrin. It tells the story of Viv Pierce, a college-radio … More

Heather, The Totality by Matthew Weiner

Heather, The Totality is a slim debut novel by Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner that has a depth as deep … More

Middle C by William Gass

Should humanity, in all of its cruelty, be allowed to endure? Such is the repeated refrain of William Gass’ Middle … More

Riding With The Ghost by Justin Taylor

Justin Taylor’s Riding with the Ghost takes its title from a Jason Molina song of the same name, and explores … More

#637 In the Realm of the Senses (Ai no Corrida) (1976)

In The Realm of the Senses is one of those early films where the genre of pornography was still in its global … More

Here We Are: My Friendship With Philip Roth by Benjamin Taylor

As a fan of Roth’s and a lover of nontraditional platonic relationships, this book seemed to me to capture the … More

Earthlings by Sayaka Murata

I had first experienced Murata’s work after reading Dwight Garner’s great review and Motoko Rich’s work in the New York … More