AltWeeklies Wire
Wells Tower's 'Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned': Short Stories to Pillage Bynew
There’s a great moment in Retreat, a new short story by Wells Tower. Two brothers have been out deer hunting on a chilly island in Maine. They haven’t bagged anything, and they’re wet and cranky. But just as they’re packing up for the day, one spies an enormous moose.
Willamette Week |
John Minervini |
02-03-2010 |
Fiction
Ali Sethi's Debut Novel is a Hitnew
For anyone wishing to write about Pakistan, a well-developed perspective is essential. Auspiciously, the perspective in The Wish Maker is its great victory.
Willamette Week |
John Minervini |
06-17-2009 |
Fiction
David Wroblewski Rewrites 'Hamlet' but with Puppiesnew
His debut novel, The Story of Edgar Sawtelle , tracks a young dog trainer as he tries to get up the nerve to murder his murderous uncle.
Willamette Week |
John Minervini |
07-09-2008 |
Fiction
Andre Dubus Ill Gets Pulpynew
Dubus III, who also wrote House of Sand and Fog, has achieved some Houdini-caliber misdirection, and his third act may bring you tumbling to the ground.
Willamette Week |
John Minervini |
06-25-2008 |
Fiction
Keith Gessen Tackles Familiar Turf in 'All the Sad Young Literary Men'new
Gessen's debut follows three Harvard graduates as they struggle with too much education and not enough purpose in literary Manhattan.
Willamette Week |
John Minervini |
05-01-2008 |
Fiction
Gin Phillips Needs to Figure Out What to Say With Her Very Strong Voicenew
For anyone who happens to have read Faulkner's As I Lay Dying, Phillips' debut novel will seem familiar.
Willamette Week |
John Minervini |
02-27-2008 |
Fiction
Manil Suri Flys Under the Radarnew
Even halfway through The Age of Shiva, you'd swear that his new novel was homespun, unambitious and sentimental. But keep reading; it grows some serious teeth.
Willamette Week |
John Minervini |
02-20-2008 |
Fiction
