Class, Race and the Case for Genre Fiction in the Canon
When I was 16, in the summer of 1984, I made a vow that I would never read another novel as long as I lived. I was completely convinced that I hated books and the night of my final English “O” level...
View ArticleAdrian McKinty Tries to Get Some Writing Done in Kafka’s Old Office
At the beginning of November I found myself in Prague with enough loyalty points at the Accor Chain to get myself a room in a fancy hotel way out of my usual league. There was one particular room in...
View ArticleHow to get into Thomas Pynchon, on the occasion of his birthday
It’s Thomas Pynchon’s 82nd birthday! For those of you who maybe got to page 20 of Gravity’s Rainbow and gave up, I am here to help. Thomas Pynchon is terrific but you have to walk through the savannah...
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