Muriel Spark’s 1992 autobiography has been characterized as purse-lipped, sterile, and withholding, a manipulative account designed to settle scores and divert attention from anything unflattering. Curriculum Vitae may be more factual than confessional, but judged on its own terms rather than by the standards of the contemporary tell-all, the book is a charming, idiosyncratic, and closely observed personal history, one . . .
CUNY’s Endangered Language Alliance seeks to record speakers of dying languages, many of whom live in New York City.
Mark Twain is often called the father of American literature, but his influence extends across the globe.
Iris Murdoch’s letters reveal her admiration for Raymond Queneau, the French novelist she saw as her mentor and to whom she dedicated Under the Net.
Sarah Waters, Victor LaValle, Jonathan Lethem, Aimee Bender, Kevin Wilson, Brian Evenson, and Nick Antosca are among the year’s Shirley Jackson Award nominees.