“Ava glanced over at Napoleon, who was walking back toward them. She smirked at Juliet and said, "Sweetie, you are *not* the… — Jay Fingers Copy Share Image
Most of my writer friends are women, and they're all extremely talented, so of course I think the state of contemporary fiction… — Jami Attenberg Copy Share Image
Aimee Parkison offers a distinct new voice to contemporary fiction. Her seductive stories explore childhood as a realm of sorrows, and reveal… — Carol Anshaw Copy Share Image
“A writer looks at an issue and asks, 'What if this were to occur? Or what if that was thrown into the… — Venita Ellick Copy Share Image
“She might have been there for you in the aftermath, but I was there when everything came crashing down.” — Megan Duke Copy Share Image
“How'd you know that would help, Grandma? Used to have a regular who had attacks like that all the time. Poor guy.… — Jennifer LeBlanc Copy Share Image
“The dusty library air is electric with secrets/ almost palpable in the thick quiet that bounces between/ Cal and those books and… — Stasia Ward Kehoe Copy Share Image
“When death becomes an escape, when it becomes attractive, the purpose of life is fulfilled. To teach one it's futility, it's worthlessness,… — Faiqa Mansab Copy Share Image
“You want me to change overnight, Katie, and I’m telling you right now that it’s not going to happen. You're asking me… — Inger Iversen Copy Share Image
Here is one of the fundamental defects of American fiction--perhaps the one character that sets it off sharply from all other known… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
Not a lot of contemporary fiction is written about brothers and sisters. Salinger's Franny and Zooey was an inspiration for me. In… — K. M. Soehnlein Copy Share Image
“Taking inspiration from her own experiences as a wife, mother, principal and teacher, Ellick creates a realistic and thought-provoking modern scenario for… — Bainbridge Island Review Copy Share Image
I started reading contemporary fiction in college or right after college. It wasn't as if I was steeped in experimental minimalism when… — Leni Zumas Copy Share Image
“Jax Cassidy is a brilliant new voice in contemporary fiction. Full of heat, seduction, and romance, her winning characters are sure to… — Gemma Halliday Copy Share Image
“Somewhere, a rattlesnake strike makes the dance begin. Three hawks float in the light blue sky overhead. Crows caw and the sweet… — Hunter S. Jones Copy Share Image
“Vomit began to spill out of me like pea soup, splattering the road with champagne and caviar, long island iced teas, of… — Keira D. Skye Copy Share Image
“A future as lonely as the surface of the moon and still just the sight of him feels like a homecoming, like… — Katie Cotugno Copy Share Image
“Thank God there are places with sounds that make me cry from beauty, not from pain.” — Stasia Ward Kehoe Copy Share Image
“There exists an oasis where inspiration bursts forth like black gold from the fertile loam and every odd bellbird chirps a melody… — Adam G. Tarsitano Copy Share Image
“His jaw was clenched. His breathing became labored, like he was carrying something heavy. She watched the muscles in his throat working,… — Isobel Irons Copy Share Image
“Husband . . . Father . . .” her mom mocked. “You think it’s the same man. But war slices people open.… — Slava Pilotoff Copy Share Image
“After all, she knows how painful it can be not to follow your heart and she knows about the obstacles and about… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“..."there's a special kind of hurt in learning that your parents are not the angels or saviors you wish them to be...” — Nadia Hashimi Copy Share Image
