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Review: Get a Grip by Kathy Flann

Review: Get a Grip by Kathy Flann

The rawest emotional nerves are the ones oriented towards our family members, and Get a Grip crackles with the complications and conflicts of blood

Q&A with Nicholas Hogg

Q&A with Nicholas Hogg

We recently chatted with Hogg about Tokyo and the inspirations he took from his background in psychology and his time as a resident of Japan.

Q&A with Eric Freeze

Q&A with Eric Freeze

Eric Freeze's fiction graced the pages of Carve back in 2012. Since then it seems he's had a few true stories he's been itching to tell.

Q&A with Mark Brazaitis

Q&A with Mark Brazaitis

Mark Brazaitis talks to us about realism and magic in his latest collection Truth Poker.

Q&A with Martha Miller

Q&A with Martha Miller

Her fourth mystery novel, Widow, was published last November by Bold Strokes Books.

Q&A with Adrienne Celt

Q&A with Adrienne Celt

"Fiction, too, requires that you abandon yourself to the logic of the fictional world."

Q&A With Adelle Waldman

Q&A With Adelle Waldman

Debut novelist Adelle Waldman made a big splash in 2013 with The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P., a 21st-century novel of manners about a Brooklyn writer on the up-and-up who’s not always as smart or fair as he thinks he is.

The Most Important Writing Advice

The Most Important Writing Advice

I am actually going to give you the most important writing advice you will ever receive. No joke.

Mason Hickman, Reading Committee

Mason Hickman, Reading Committee

Mason Hickman is a Carve reading committee member, professional massage therapist, and lover of literature.

Q&A With Spencer Gordon

Q&A With Spencer Gordon

Spencer Gordon is co-founder of the Toronto-based literary magazine The Puritan and author of the short story collection Cosmo.

Books Are Not Immersive—And That Might Be a Good Thing

Books Are Not Immersive—And That Might Be a Good Thing

There’s a fundamental difference between the ways in which fiction and electronic media affect us.

Informal Poll: How Do You Find New Novels?

Informal Poll: How Do You Find New Novels?

I like knowing that the book I’m about to plunge into has a proven history of not letting readers down.

Old Media in a New World

Old Media in a New World

When the people in your life are talking about video games you haven’t played and you want to talk about books they haven’t read.

Suzanne Barnecut, Associate Editor

Suzanne Barnecut, Associate Editor

Suzanne Barnecut shares the worst writing advice she's ever heard.