SEARCH HISTORY, a new novel by Eugene Lim, reviewed by Michael Wong

There’s a line in Eugene Lim’s Search History that is repeated several times throughout the novel. A character declares something … More

Pink Mountain on Locust Island, a debut experimental novel by Jamie Marina Lau, reviewed by Shyanne Hamrick

In author and music producer Jamie Marina Lau’s debut experimental novel, Pink Mountain on Locust Island, fifteen-year-old protagonist Monk lives … More

“Back Alleys and Hidden Corners”: Marcus Pactor Interviews Brian Evenson, Author of The Glassy, Burning Floor of Hell

Brian Evenson has for many years been one of America’s chief practitioners of innovative dark fiction. His work regularly adopts … More

Review: Nick Sweeney on The History of the Future by Edward McPherson

I made the mistake of reading The History of the Future before I went to bed. It was a mistake … More

Your Tongue Will Berate You: An Interview with Vi Khi Nao

When you open the first pages of Fish in Exile, it is clear: you are conversing with a poet. Language … More

It ain’t the middle of life / but I’m still / caught in the woods: Review of THE TORTOISE OF HISTORY

I first encountered Anselm Hollo at one of the legendary poetry readings held at Dr. Generosity’s Pub in Manhattan in … More

I’LL TELL YOU IN PERSON by Chloe Caldwell

In her new book of essays, I’ll Tell You in Person, Chloe Caldwell has the voice of a best girlfriend … More

Cynan Jones’ EVERYTHING I FOUND ON THE BEACH

It is possible to say that Everything I Found on the Beach is a novel of rabbits. They enter, innocuously … More

Review: Zachary Kocanda on Amateurs, a novel by Dylan Hicks

Amateurs, the sophomore novel by Minneapolis-based singer-songwriter and novelist Dylan Hicks, is about the consequences of shooting for the moon—or … More

PRETENTIOUSNESS: WHY IT MATTERS by Dan Fox

In a recent think piece on the Vice-owned music site Noisey, music journalist Dan Ozzi asks “Is the Album Review … More

SONGS FROM A MOUNTAIN, by Amanda Nadelberg

“Self portrait near / morning had time / to figure the intricate / rules of the sea, why / we’re … More

“What It Would Be Like to Fall”: A Conversation with Brian Evenson by Daniel Miller

Brian Evenson is the author of a dozen books of fiction, including the forthcoming story collection A Collapse of Horses … More

The Story of My Teeth, a novel by Valeria Luiselli, reviewed by Nick Sweeney

Translations are often beautiful and alluring for myriad reasons. They offer a glimpse of a different language and structure, they are … More

Review: Nick Sweeney on Upright Beasts by Lincoln Michel

Short story collections, especially those containing a multitude of stories, are difficult to gauge. How much constitutes a good or … More

A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing, a novel by Eimear McBride, reviewed by Jack Kaulfus

Eimear McBride’s debut, A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing, has finally seen its day. The winner of the Desmond Elliot … More