Theme Essay by Richard Zimler
The mystic's flexible and poetic approach to spirituality is precisely what we need in our era of religious intolerance and conflict.
About Fiction
From Mount Olympus to Mount Sinai
Dec 18, 2013
"MaddAddam" and the Trouble with Sequels
Dec 16, 2013
Book Review by Karen J. Ohlson
I imagined Atwood as a magician who had allowed herself to be handcuffed and locked in a box, just to show how easily she could break free.
Can a Buddhist Revise a Sexy Novel?
Dec 02, 2013
Theme Essay by Judith Walcutt
Now I can’t decide if the story is worth rewriting, rethinking, or tossing into the burn barrel.
J. Robert Lennon: “Literary Fiction Is a Genre, Too”
May 01, 2013
TW Interview by Lorraine Berry
The nice thing about literary fiction is that it can be anything it wants.
The nice thing about literary fiction is that it can be anything it wants.
Is Fiction Empathy's Best Hope?
Feb 01, 2013
Feature by Ron MacLean
Narrative expands our view of the real people in our lives.
Connie Willis: “History Is the Raw Data”
Jan 28, 2013
TW Interview by Lorraine Berry
The farther we get from the past, the less we have a dog in the fight, the more the real past starts to emerge.
Barack Obama, Fictional Character
Jan 18, 2013
TW Opinion by William Gray
If he were in a great novel, we’d see how his many facets add up to create a dynamic, if believably flawed, hero.
I Wrote a Gumbo
Nov 21, 2012
TW Column by Emily Toth
I’m not the only one to equate supporting characters with vegetables.
World-Building Martha's Vineyard
May 14, 2012
Theme Essay by Susanna J. Sturgis
In summer, the Vineyard of those who live and work here year-round is barely visible to the untrained eye.
Robert Olen Butler: "The Danger of Wanting to Be a Writer”
Feb 06, 2012
TW Interview by Lorraine Berry
When people get frustrated because they don’t know what the book is about, it’s because they’re trying to turn it into a college term paper.
