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… is an ordained Jesuit priest, earned an MFA from the highly competitive University of Michigan program, sold his first … The five long stories (novellas, really) are told from the points of view of children from five different African … wish the rest of the stories had opened up as much.   It’s also not as if there aren’t several collections that have …

… to be. That has been the fate of most American writers committed to the briefer genre, which some critics even now … of Men Who Would Be Good and The Way We Know in Dreams are also middle-aged WASP males who work at middle or … him protesting too insistently that he is “not afraid to die” nor afraid of “any dreams I may have.” “Lie-A-Fornia’s” …

… been in fine health all her life, and she looked it. Her complexion was still smooth and her eyes clear. Her long … “Certainly you can,” She whispered. “What would you do if I died?” Hypothetical questions have always irritated the hell … know there are tiny creatures in that water?” I asked. “Animals that you can’t see?” Tricia lowered her face toward the …

… his seven-figure deal with Warner Brothers, was vindicated commercially by the book’s sales. Knopf set an initial press … over a period of years, he has developed a large audience of readers and admirers who are drawn to his original … Carter was born in 1955 into a family of professionals. His grandmother, Eunice Hunton Carter, had been one of …

… more outspoken and demanding. She’d take her upcoming exams for granted, argue for black- or blue-colored … She barely makes it to the stairway. She steadies herself as she heads to the basement. The exposed … yet?” She pauses, as if considering the answer herself. She points a finger at Mayowa. “I hope they are not trying to …