Authors like Joshua Ferris

Kate Christensen (born August 22, 1962) is an American novelist. She won the 2008 PEN/Faulkner Award for her fourth novel, The Great Man, about a p

Dan Baum was an American journalist and author who wrote for The Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker, Rolling Stone, Wired, Playboy, and The New Yo

Mildred Jean Thompson (March 12, 1936 – September 1, 2003) was an American artist who worked in painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture and photo

Jill Collins McCorkle is an American short story writer and novelist.

Danielle Evans is an American fiction writer. She is a graduate of Columbia University and the University of Iowa. In 2011, she was honored by the

Jim Shepard (born 1956) is an American novelist and short story writer, who teaches creative writing and film at Williams College.

Shepard wa

Jennifer Egan is an American novelist and short-story writer. Her novel A Visit from the Goon Squad won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and Nat

Steve Almond (born October 27, 1966) is an American short-story writer, essayist and author of ten books, three of which are self-published.

Lori Ostlund is an American short story writer. She graduated from Minnesota State University, Moorhead and from the University of New Mexico with

Richard Russo (July 15, 1949) is an American novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, and teacher.

Russo was born in Johnstown, New York,

Arthur Phillips (born April 23, 1969) is an American novelist. His books include Prague (2002), The Egyptologist (2004), Angelica (2007), The Song

William Malatinsky is an American author and frequent contributor to the Virginia Quarterly Review. His fiction was short-listed for the Best Amer

Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern is an American literary journal, typically containing short stories, reportage, and illustrations. Some issue

Ron Rash, is an American poet, short story writer and novelist, is the Parris Distinguished Professor in Appalachian Cultural Studies at Western Ca

Charles Morley Baxter (born May 13, 1947) is an American novelist, essayist, and poet.

Baxter was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to John an

Maggie Shipstead is an American novelist, short story author, essayist, and travel writer. She is the author of Seating Arrangements (2012) Astoni

Karen Russell (born July 10, 1981) is an American novelist and short story writer. Her debut novel, Swamplandia!, was a finalist for the 2012 Puli