Interview: "Writing from the Gaps," Julia Franck

The novels of Julia Franck (b. 1970, East Berlin) draw on German literary tradition to explore the interconnection of private lives and public histories.

"London and the Grotesque" by Tessa Ditner

Is this a revival of a Dickensian past, Johnny Depp style, or are we creating a new carnivalesque?

"Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here" by Persis M. Karim

Responding to the March 2007 car-bomb suicide attack, artists from all over the world have come to share a sense of solidarity and ownership in a project that refuses to let that day ever be forgotten.

Books Reviews: May/June 2012