The Maris Review, vol 20
More and more it seems that Neil Gaiman has been a textbook case of the kind of Bad Man for whom sexual assault and abuse of power is never just a one-off or even a five-off event.
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The Maris Review, vol 59
Final countdown... My book comes out two weeks from today. This is where the light begging begins... What I read this week Great Black Hope by Rob Franklin You know how some people say that thing about how men aren't getting big fancy literary debuts now, and because
The Maris Review, vol 58
In which I rave about a few friends and their books while plugging my own We're getting down to the wire What I read this week UnWorld by Jayson Greene Jayson is an old friend. When I first met him he was a full-time music writer, the kind
The Maris Review, vol 57
In which I use the word "Franzen-like." My book comes out in less than a month! So I'm moving that preorder reminder to the top of the newsletter. What I read this week Flashlight by Susan Choi There's been some discourse on Bluesky about
The Maris Review, vol 56
In which I reveal my favorite Oasis B-side and I show off the absurd little pouch I use to carry around my insulin What I read this week Second Life: Having a Child in the Digital Age by Amanda Hess I'm not the target audience for books about