Who Cares About Literary Likeability?
From the L.A. Times: In a widely circulated interview with Publishers Weekly, writer Claire Messud was asked if she would want to be friends with the protagonist of her new novel, "The…
The Lingering Pleasure of Ambiguity
Lee Rourke, editor of 3AM, on the pleasure of the ambiguous ending: It's no surprise that most novels are ruined by their forced "endings"; by our collective desire for them to…