Melissa GrunowinThe CoilPsychosis & Obsession: On Forrest Roth’s ‘Gary Oldman Is a Building You Must Walk Through’An anonymous narrator hinges all his hope for future happiness on a script for a commercial that will feature actor Gary Oldman.Jul 31, 2019
Jen CorriganinThe CoilSpeculative Feminism: On Carmen Maria Machado’s ‘Her Body and Other Parties’Machado’s collection is a genre-bending blend of sci-fi, literary fiction, folklore, ghost stories, and contemporary media.Apr 28, 20181
Jen CorriganinThe CoilRefusing to Solve a Solvable Problem: On Tom McAllister’s ‘How to Be Safe’McAllister’s commentary on our current political climate provides unflinching insights into the epidemic of American gun violence.Apr 7, 2019Apr 7, 2019
Laura CitinoinThe CoilOn Randa Jarrar’s ‘Him, Me, Muhammad Ali’Jarrar’s story collection is delightfully voice-driven and conversational, punctuated by sharp wisecracks and blunt puns.Jul 25, 2017Jul 25, 2017
Surmayi KhatanainThe CoilSearing Commentary on Society: On Chaya Bhuvaneswar’s ‘White Dancing Elephants’Bhuvaneswar’s stories explore the power dynamics of rape, assault, queer relationships, sexism, racism, and societal structures.Oct 15, 2018Oct 15, 2018
Melissa GrunowinThe CoilPsychosis & Obsession: On Forrest Roth’s ‘Gary Oldman Is a Building You Must Walk Through’An anonymous narrator hinges all his hope for future happiness on a script for a commercial that will feature actor Gary Oldman.Jul 31, 2019
Jen CorriganinThe CoilSpeculative Feminism: On Carmen Maria Machado’s ‘Her Body and Other Parties’Machado’s collection is a genre-bending blend of sci-fi, literary fiction, folklore, ghost stories, and contemporary media.Apr 28, 20181
Jen CorriganinThe CoilRefusing to Solve a Solvable Problem: On Tom McAllister’s ‘How to Be Safe’McAllister’s commentary on our current political climate provides unflinching insights into the epidemic of American gun violence.Apr 7, 2019
Laura CitinoinThe CoilOn Randa Jarrar’s ‘Him, Me, Muhammad Ali’Jarrar’s story collection is delightfully voice-driven and conversational, punctuated by sharp wisecracks and blunt puns.Jul 25, 2017
Surmayi KhatanainThe CoilSearing Commentary on Society: On Chaya Bhuvaneswar’s ‘White Dancing Elephants’Bhuvaneswar’s stories explore the power dynamics of rape, assault, queer relationships, sexism, racism, and societal structures.Oct 15, 2018
Jen CorriganinThe CoilOn Keith Lesmeister’s ‘We Could’ve Been Happy Here’Lesmeister goes deep beneath Midwestern stereotypes, proves characters don’t have to be likable, & creates balance in his debut stories.May 16, 2017
Ed TatoinThe CoilVictory Vs. Bureaucracy: On ‘Churchill’s Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare’Though interesting and sufficient, Milton’s nonfiction narrative doesn’t confer the suspense and danger of Churchill’s missions.Oct 7, 2018
Jen CorriganinThe CoilOn Melissa Febos’ ‘Abandon Me’Febos writes with sharp insight and graceful sense of language, constructing a world from her memories that is vibrant and exciting.Jan 14, 2018