I was first introduced to Willa C. Richards’s The Comfort of Monsters in a 2018 graduate-level writing workshop when Willa brought in two early chapters … Read More
Gabriel Krauze wastes not a single word getting to the action in his debut. Where many novelists hold their readers’ hands in the opening pages, … Read More
I was first introduced to Kirstin Valdez Quade’s writing in a graduate workshop, when the professor led a discussion on the short story “Nemecia,” from … Read More
One of fiction’s greatest possibilities is how it can exist as something both intimate and grand, simultaneously exploring the life of a character and the … Read More
At this year’s CHIRBy Awards, The TRiiBE Staff Writer Matt Harvey won the essay/short story prize for his article “When reporting on movement actions, revolutionary … Read More
We’ve become wanderers in our own backyards these days. Without my daily commute on the bus and the random interactions with strangers that often come … Read More
Great historical fiction reaches beyond the era it explores to tell truths about our current moment. Kathleen Rooney achieves this in just the opening sentence … Read More
Everything readers love about Jeff VanderMeer is on full display in his first novel for young adults, A Peculiar Peril. Even for an author known … Read More
Check the back of any book totaling over 350 pages, and you’ll likely find a chorus of praises highlighting its length, including any variety of … Read More
