It wouldn’t be wrong to call Kate Folk’s debut novel Sky Daddy a marriage plot. The protagonist, Linda, has had numerous lovers, but she wants to settle down. She’s looking for a “fine gentleman” who’s sleek, strong, and ready to commit, and she already has her dream wedding planned: hurtling to... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2025-04-08 11:00:00 UTC ]
When my wife and I were expecting our first child, a friend described it as “the ultimate deadline.” Many writers I’ve known since have determined to finish their books before a baby arrives. Some do, of course, but the deadline wasn’t so ultimate in my own case. I was five years into my first... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2021-01-05 09:49:10 UTC ]
Like certain comets, books by Jeffrey Eugenides appear only rarely. Since 1993 he has dropped a novel a decade: The Virgin Suicides, Middlesex, which won a Pulitzer Prize, and most recently The Marriage Plot. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2017-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Good Muslim, The Marriage Plot and Go the F**k to Sleep are among the books literary... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]