“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

“A Restless Sensibility”: Marcus Pactor Talks to John Domini, Author of THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF A GOOD RAGÙ

John Domini’s latest book, The Archeology of a Good Ragù: Discovering Naples, My Father, and Myself, marks his first venture … More

Before I conducted the following interview with Garielle Lutz, I knew what all of her readers have long known: she … More

Christian TeBordo’s Ghost Engine has everything I always want from a short story collection. These pieces are darkly humorous, formally … More

Jinnwoo’s Little Hollywood is an inventive, fun, and depressing collection of stories. Each short piece—none is longer than four pages—is … More

Lydia Davis requires little introduction. She is well known for her innovative short fiction, her lone novel, and her many … More

Holden Caulfield still irritates me, though I have not read The Catcher in the Rye since before the century’s turn. … More

MY COUSIN AND I ONCE fished under an interstate where a bent leg of swamp lay exposed and easy to … More

—after Blake Butler THE CAKE REMINDED ME OF the twins’ wet sludge food. I could never shovel it well enough … More