Unfortunate Art for an Unfortunate World: A Chat With Lemony Snicket
Does morbid drama have a place in art following the 2016 election? The author of A Series of…
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Letter From the Editor: The Year Ahead for Pacific Standard
Introducing the January/February 2017 issue of Pacific Standard.
To Make Climate Science More Compelling, Try Telling a Story
Narrative writing is more common in widely read journals, a new study finds. By Nathan Collins (Photo: Fox…
How Small Presses Are Welcoming More Women Into Publishing
Dorothy, YesYes Books, and Graywolf Press have made it their mission to publish more women — and reform an industry that more often celebrates the achievements of men.
Guest Programmer: Alexander Chee
The fiction writer, poet, journalist, and professor assembles a multimedia playlist of books, songs, films, and more—with notes about how they made him think differently, or challenged his assumptions.
A Conversation With Blair Braverman, Author of ‘Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube’
Two writers with roots in Alaska talk landscape, identity, survival, and the problem with the term alpha male.
‘Black Wave’: A More Ethical Kind of Memoir
In her latest, a blend of autobiography and fiction, longtime memoirist Michelle Tea sends off the traditional hedonism…
Literary Fiction Helps Us ‘Read’ Others
Stories featuring complex characters enhance our ability to decipher subtle verbal cues that communicate emotions. By Tom Jacobs…
The New Gay Novel
The latest and most provocative trend in gay fiction has been to shift the focus from outer to…
Contributing Editor for Diverse Voices
We’re hiring a contract editor to bring more writers of color onto our site. Pacific Standard is looking…