Fredric Jameson on the Art of Criticism: Ideological critique has to end up being a critique of the self. You cant recognize an ideology unless, in some sense, you see it in yourself.

Hanif Kureishi on the Art of Fiction: When I was in hospital in Rome, having the experience of being a paralyzed man nearly dead, my only excitement was in the thought that I could write some of this shit down.

Gerald Murnane on the Art of Fiction: A fatal questionwhat are people reading these days? Never mind what people are reading these days. What should I be writing about is the fundamental question.

Prose by Dan Bevacqua, Caoilinn Hughes, Silas Jones, Alec Niedenthal, Adania Shibli, and Abdulah Sidran.

Poetry by Sargon Boulus, Egill Skallagrmsson, Rachel Mannheimer, Simone White, and Hua Xi.

Art by Ann Craven, Ala Ebtekar, and Josh Smith; cover by Seth Becker.

Format: Paperback
Published: 2024
Publisher: Farrar, Straus, Giroux
Pages: 235
Language: English