New York Times
Review of Liberation Day: Follow George Saunders into the maws of hell.
NPR
George Saunders discusses his latest collection, Liberation Day, with Mary Louise Kelly.
Publishers Weekly
Review of Dunya Mikhail’s new novel The Bird Tattoo: Mikhail finds freedom in fiction.
Louisiana Channel
Torrey Peters on Detransition, Baby: “I was writing for a small trans scene, the ethos was trans women writing for other trans women.”
Electric Literature
Review of Your Emergency Contact Has Experienced An Emergency by Chen Chen: embracing queer anger as a source of knowledge.
New York Times
In The Rupture Tense Jenny Xie looks at silence surrounding the Cultural Revolution and explores its lasting impact on her own family.
TIME
Joy Harjo and George Saunders’ latest included in the 12 New Books You Should Read in October.
New York Times
Review of Jorie Graham’s [To] The Last [Be] Human: An eco-conscious poet whose real subject is consciousness itself.
Literary Matters
On writing, teaching, and defeating the “shitbird” of self-doubt in this conversation with Philip Schultz.
Griffin Poetry Prize
Nikola Madzirov and Natasha Trethewey among three named as judges for the 2023 Griffin Poetry Prize.