The Only Thing Worse For Smoking Than

Tim Thornton's Portrait Of A Pop Culture Obsession Is So Convincing That One Can't Help Wishing That His Fictional Alt Rock Band Actually Existed, Or Suspecting That They Did. The Alternative Hero Is A Weirdly Compelling Portrait Of Fanatic Fandom Which Reads Like High Fidelity At High Volume.

Sometimes I Think The Difference Between What We Want And What We're Afraid Of Is About The Width Of An Eyelash.

We've Been Hearing About The Death Of The Novel Ever Since The Day After Don Quixote Was Published.

Something Changed. Somewhere Along The Line You Stopped Accelerating.

A Creative Writing Program Is Only As Good As Its Teachers, And I Was Fortunate In Having Two Great Writers As Mentors.