In Lincoln in the Bardo, Saunders introduces the novel’s artifice as ordinarily as one would the phrase “Once upon a time..” The first few pages are narrated by an unknown character and previous knowledge of the book’s subject as Abraham Lincoln leads to the question, is this character…

With the title Bento’s Sketchbook: How Does the Impulse to Draw Begin? Berger poses an object and a question, neither of which are ever directly addressed in the entirety of the book. The main title “Bento’s Sketchbook” refers to philosopher Baruch Spinoza’s sketchbook that has been known to…

A few mornings ago I woke myself up with a fart, or, I think I did. It was one of those farts that you don’t feel, just hear, but I still questioned it. I questioned its existence and its source. Maybe I dreamt the fart, maybe it wasn’t me. I looked at my butt and it was pretty covered up with the…