HarperCollins Archives

Blacklight: In Bollen’s ‘The Destroyers’, the Sun-drenched and Seedy Greek Island of Patmos Steals the Show

John Copenhaver

Fiction

October 11, 2017 2 min read

In Bollen’s Destroyers, the sun-drenched and seedy Greek island of Patmos steals the show Read More

‘They Both Die at the End’ by Adam Silvera

Michele Kirichanskaya

Speculative Fiction

September 11, 2017 1 min read

They Both Die at the End is a beautifully rendered exploration of death, friendship, and love Read More

‘No Other World’ by Rahul Mehta

Rajat Singh

Reviews

May 18, 2017 5 min read

Mehta’s artfulness is the deep empathy with which we nevertheless regard his characters, forced to live in small worlds they’re not fit for, worlds that cannot contain their complexities. Read More

‘Marlene’ by C. W. Gortner

Walter Holland

Bio/Memoir Fiction

July 27, 2016 3 min read

C. W. Gortner’s novelization of the life of Marlene Dietrich, the German stage and film actress who became a legend in American cinema, is a rollicking good read filled with intimate details of her tempestuous life Read More

‘Frannie and Tru’ by Karen Hattrup

Sawyer Lovett

Reviews Young Adult

June 30, 2016 1 min read

If this sounds like a story that's been written a hundred times in various combinations, that's because it's a crucial part of coming of age. Learning about life outside of your socioeconomic culture and experience level is what defines the act of growing up Read More

‘The Small Backs of Children’ by Lidia Yuknavitch

Stephanie Glazier

Fiction Reviews

August 3, 2015 3 min read

The plot centers on an orphaned child from a war torn Eastern European country, and how her life captivates and unsettles a group of western artists Read More

‘Orient’ by Christopher Bollen

John Bavoso

Mystery Reviews

May 4, 2015 1 min read

Bollen crafts a series of interweaving threads with impressive finesse and detail, and it’s a testament to his talent that the reader can become equally invested in them as they are in getting to the roots of the murders and arson that begin to pepper the narrative Read More

‘Smash Cut: A Memoir of Howard & Art & the ’70s and the ’80s’ by Brad Gooch

Reginald Harris

Bio/Memoir Reviews

May 3, 2015 3 min read

In his new memoir Smash Cut, novelist and biographer Brad Gooch recounts his experiences in New York City during the turbulent '70s and '80s Read More

‘Not My Father’s Son: A Memoir’ by Alan Cumming

James McDonald

Bio/Memoir Reviews

October 11, 2014 4 min read

"With remarkable candour and clarity, Cumming leads the reader through concentric layers of personal revelations that shook his life in 2010." Read More

Francine Prose: On Her New Historical Novel, Exploring the Psyches of Nazi Collaborators, and Examining Questions of Good and Evil

Karen Schechner

Features Interviews

August 24, 2014 3 min read

"What makes people decide and act for good or evil? And old and unanswerable question, but endlessly fascinating." Read More

Reviews

Unearthing Queer Archive in Early 1990’s West Palm Beach, Florida

The Mars House: Science Fiction and the Hazards of Imagination

Maps of Belonging: Italian Trans Geographies

Random

The Queerness of Robots

Features

Unearthing Queer Archive in Early 1990’s West Palm Beach, Florida

Maps of Belonging: Italian Trans Geographies

Dreaming up a Hopeful Future: A Conversation with Grist authors on queer climate fiction

Interviews

Bonds & Boundaries: A Conversation with Dale Corvino

Dreaming up a Hopeful Future: A Conversation with Grist authors on queer climate fiction

“What if it was both and all of the above?”: An interview with CJ Hauser

Excerpts

An Excerpt from Sleep Tight Satellite: Stories by Carol Guess

Read This! Excerpt from the delicacy of embracing spirals by mimi tempestt

Read This! Excerpt from American Gospel by Miah Jeffra

Blacklight: In Bollen’s ‘The Destroyers’, the Sun-drenched and Seedy Greek Island of Patmos Steals the Show

‘They Both Die at the End’ by Adam Silvera

‘No Other World’ by Rahul Mehta

‘Marlene’ by C. W. Gortner

‘Frannie and Tru’ by Karen Hattrup

‘The Small Backs of Children’ by Lidia Yuknavitch

‘Orient’ by Christopher Bollen

‘Smash Cut: A Memoir of Howard & Art & the ’70s and the ’80s’ by Brad Gooch

‘Not My Father’s Son: A Memoir’ by Alan Cumming

Francine Prose: On Her New Historical Novel, Exploring the Psyches of Nazi Collaborators, and Examining Questions of Good and Evil

Unearthing Queer Archive in Early 1990’s West Palm Beach, Florida

The Mars House: Science Fiction and the Hazards of Imagination

Maps of Belonging: Italian Trans Geographies

The High Stakes of Young Adulthood: A Review of Idlewild by James Frankie Thomas

People Collide by Isle McElroy: A Review

Reviewing Bad Gays; or how we use the past to shape the future

A Review of Cassandra Khaw’s The Salt Grows Heavy

If property is theft, then what is a photograph? A Review of The Unintended by Monica Huerta