A brother and sister wrestle with the past in Ann Patchett’s The Dutch House
From school shootings to toddlers in cages, our historical moment can feel like a Grimm’s fairy tale. It’s no surprise, then, that our leading novelists have often couched their work…
…making fists, the other typing full sentences and sometimes we face opposite ways, like opponents in a duel. When they marqueed you on the sonogram screen, when they said, as…
In Silas House’s Southernmost, a pastor grapples with the evolution of his beliefs
…his congregation one last time, Asher begs them to reject harsh, soul-warping judgment and cynicism. When a video of his emotional speech goes viral, Asher’s wife gains a decisive weapon…
Jeff Kinney talks with Chapter 16 about his megahit series of children’s books that began with Diary of a Wimpy Kid
…of “reading” can companionably exist. After all, Greg Heffley’s diaries first enjoyed tremendous success when posted serially on the web. Can the Internet, contrary to what many people believe, routinely…
Ben Anderson chronicles a year in the Smokies
…junctions he encountered on each hike, but he also recalls earlier treks along the same route—memories of his sons’ childhoods and the times he stood with his wife at a…
