Sublime

Screens have made people into masters of repressing their emotions. Elaine Castillo’s novel “Moderation” is about the moment when the facade inevitably cracks, Sarah Rose Etter writes.⁠ ⁠ You might “roll your eyes at the ‘tech novel,’ which is frequently characterized by a sad main character working for a hot start-up or... See more

"If this coast-bound itinerancy is the late-twentieth century American dream—Didion and manifest destiny and all that—what happens when cost of living and barriers to entry inhibit all but the most fortunate few, when even the honest trade of writing is reduced to a pipe dream for the nation’s finest literary talents?" Natasha Young’s clairvoyant... See more