richard ford

Paul Dano’s ‘Wildlife’ Sears with the Drama of a Family’s Emotional Upheaval

Paul Dano’s ‘Wildlife’ Sears with the Drama of a Family’s Emotional Upheaval

An early scene of a raging forest fire becomes the overarching metaphor for Paul Dano's Wildlife, as a young man stands in the path of a different kind of destructive force.

Telling Stories: The Craft of Narrative and the Writing Life

Telling Stories: The Craft of Narrative and the Writing Life

Equal parts textbook, memoir, and reflection on the writing process, this is a cogent, realistic, and inspirational advice for professional and novice writers of all sorts.

Richard Ford’s ‘Canada’ Is His Most Impermanent Work Yet

On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan