Bookworm

The Volcano Lover The famed literary intellectual tells about how she came to write a romance.

Very Old Bones; Ironweed   Writer William Kennedy discusses the hidden structure of the novels in his Albany Cycle.

Under the Shadow; Jumping Ship The inimitable Gilbert Sorrentino on the secret structures of his new novel.  Kelvin James on his travels from Jamaica to New York and their expression in his writing.

Darconville's Cat Polymath Theroux discusses his masterpiece in the light of the decline of Western culture.

Violence The minimalist discusses his novel of gathering domestic violence.

Portrait Of An Eye The terrifying post-punk novelist defines the aesthetics behind her radical stance.

Possessing The Secret Of Joy

Tar Beach Tribal Africa is superimposed on the Jewish Brooklyn of the late forties in this coming-of-age novel.

I Been in Sorrows Kitchen and Licked Out All the PotsAuthor Susan Straight discusses her new novel and the impact of violence on her, her writing and the multi-racial Riverside community in which she lives

Outerbridge Reach Robert Stone examines the possibilities of modern heroism.