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‘Love, In Theory’ by E.J. Levy

Viet Dinh
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2 min read
In this collection, love takes on many forms—heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual, lesbian—but the infidelity remains constant. Betrayals, of one kind or another are the predominant catalysts for most of the stories, but Levy finds interesting tweaks on the matter. Read More

Dale Peck: Lost and Found

Dan Lopez
FeaturesInterviews
10 min read
With the publication of The Garden of Lost & Found, Dale Peck comes one step closer to completing the five-novel cycle he conceived of in the mid-90s. Drawing inspiration from a familiar cast of characters as well as his adopted home town of New York City, Peck delivers a novel that explores family, sexuality, AIDS, and the resiliency of the city. The prolific novelist and sometimes critic chatted with Lambda Literary about his career, his latest novel's long road to publication, and the evolving face of publishing in the twenty-first century. Read More

From Figs to Oranges: Madeline Miller on ‘The Song of Achilles’

Heather Seggel
FeaturesInterviews
6 min read
Madeline Miller immersed herself in the world and words of Homer's Iliad for ten years, finding a love story nested among the gods and monsters in the Trojan War. The Song of Achilles garnered fabulous reviews and went on to win England's prestigious Orange Prize. Miller took time to answer a few burning questions on the eve of the book's paperback release. Read More

‘We Have a Pie’ by Robert McVey

L. Michael Gipson
FictionReviews
3 min read
After one reading of his debut collection of flash fiction, it comes as no surprise that Robert McVey is a not only a skilled writer but also a psychotherapist, one who’s paid emotionally detached if intellectually close attention to the idiosyncrasies of a menagerie of hauntingly disturbing, but all too human personalities. Read More

‘The Obituary’ by Gail Scott

Trisha Collopy
FictionPoetry
2 min read
Montreal’s Mile-End neighborhood is famous as an artists’ haven, home to bands such as Arcade Fire and a multilingual writing community. It’s a hybrid zone of overlapping languages and ethnicities and the setting of Gail Scott’s fourth novel, The Obituary. Read More