In novels about Africa, the continent often serves as a moral landscape where imperialistic intruders degrade, defile, and attempt to … More
Tag: Patrick Parks
“Don’t Think About the Elephant”: An Interview with Andrew Farkas, Author of The Big Red Herring
Andrew Farkas is the author of a novel: The Big Red Herring (KERNPUNKT Press), and two short fiction collections: Sunsphere … More
Amazing Things Are Happening Here, short stories by Jacob M. Appel, reviewed by Patrick Parks
In her essay, “Uncanny Singing that Comes from Certain Husks,” Joy Williams observes that a good piece of fiction “startles … More
The Book of the Last Word, a novel by Jesi Bender, reviewed by Patrick Parks
In the prologue to Jesi Bender’s intense and beautifully crafted first novel, The Book of the Last Word, we hear … More