In Vice, John McManus discusses what draws him to stories of youth and why shame is at the core of character.

Newsday praises Sante's latest as “a remarkable act of conjuring” and “a journey very much worth taking.” 

In The New York Times, Teddy Wayne on social media and the rising culture of complaint in America.

The Washington Post declares of Franzen's latest, "this novel offers a constantly provocative series of insights."

Johnson's short story collection Fortune Smiles is the 2015 winner of the National Book Award for fiction.

The New York Times applauds the “moving” composition and “unexpected moments of grace” in Cunningham’s new collection of updated fairy tales.

On Brain Pickings, a chronicle of David Foster Wallace’s thoughts on the most difficult part of writing and why reading should be effortless.

In DuJour magazine, Danai Gurira discusses the Liberian women rebel fighters who inspired her newest play, Eclipsed.

On Vermont Public Radio, Jackson discusses how poetry breeds thoughtfulness and the rituals that engage his imagination.

In Electric Literature, McManus discusses the books that move him to tears and why he finds obsession funny.