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August 2016
Books blog
Sarah Hall: sex, death and the short story
Sex and death are the most fascinating aspects of life, fiction’s greatest challenge – and the short story is perfectly adapted to explore difficult subjects
February 2012
The Ecstasy of Influence by Jonathan Lethem –review
Jonathan Lethem's essays reveal surprising influences on his fiction. By Stuart Kelly
June 2011
A life in ...
Robert Coover: a life in writing
A life in writing: Hari Kunzru talks to Robert Coover
May 2011
Classics corner
Pricksongs and Descants by Robert Coover – review
Robert Coover's hallucinatory retelling of fairy tales is bewildering and enthralling, writes Chris Cox