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<- ONE ON ONE ->
Interview with
Michael Collins
by Susan Keating
Michael Collins, the author of the Booker Prize nominated novel, The
Keepers of Trust, discusses his dual life as Microsoft programmer
and best-selling author.
Interview with Ken
Foster
by Whit Coppedge
Ken Foster, the author of The Kind I'm Likely To Get, talks about
the genesis and growth of the KGB Bar Reading Series, compiling an anthology,
and writing in New York without becoming a New York Writer.
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<- CRAFT ->
Rules of Torture
by Richard Weems
"Writing is serious play, but it is most certainly play. Dare yourself
to do something in your work that you've never done before."
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<- MEMOIR ->
Lish, Gordon:
Notes and Reflections of a Former Student
by George Carver
"Four years ago, fresh out of a master of fine arts program and certain
that if I never participated in a writing workshop again it would be too
soon, I signed up for a Gordon Lish class."
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Zine Reviews
by Tom Hartman and Stefene Russell
Do you demand the most from your zines? So do we - which is why this
month we're telling you what we think of ProseAx
and 15 credibility
street.
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<- TALKBACK ->
Last Word
Our readers speak out. Now's your chance to find out what some people
really think of us.
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<- POETRY ->
"Interstate"
by Shann Palmer
"Construction"
by Michalle Gould
"Marilyn Monroe's Nipples"
by Pelle Cass
"The Men of Infinite
Grace"
by Tom Schabarum
"The Hunt for Relics"
by Elena Stefoi
translated by Adam J. Sorkin
and Liana Vrajitoru
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<- MACRO-FICTION ->
"On A Scale of One to Three"
by Douglas Lain
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<- BOOK LOVERS ->
The Rules of Engagement
Novel by Catherine Bush
Reviewed by Wendy Kussrow
"Bush is a connoisseur of the extended metaphor, able to plumb the depths
of irony and emerge with the bittersweet truth of it unsullied by sarcasm
or bitterness."
Jim the Boy
Novel by Tony Earley
Reviewed by Emily Banner
"Earley writes with enviable confidence and laid-back style. His sentences
are superbly crafted, full of vivid imagery and well-chosen detail, yet
they flow with an easy grace, carrying the reader along."
Practicing for
Heaven
Poetry by Julia B. Levine
Reviewed by Rachel Barenblat
"In her best poems, Levine's images are so clear that they approach benediction."
Lies of the Saints
Stories by Erin McGraw
Reviewed by Wendy Dorsel Fisher
"With efficient prose, masterful pacing and dialogue so true and fluid
you can almost hear it aloud in the room as you read, McGraw assembles
plots as parables, conversation as plainsong."
In Brief
"Reviewlets" by Michael Burgin
A quick look at: Nathaniel's Nutmeg
and The Last River.
What To Read
Recommended by Camille Renshaw
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and upcoming e-books, hypertexts, and print books. Discover the latest
works from your favorite authors.
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