by WILL | Dec 25, 2023 | Birds, Environment, Journalism
By keeping cats outdoors, trap-neuter-release policies have troubling consequences for city residents, local wildlife—and even the cats themselves. “This past June, at the height of kitten season in Los Angeles, Gail Raff got a call for help from the...
by WILL | Sep 22, 2022 | Novel
Books are written in solitude, but writers do some of their finest work with crowds—in public talks, interviews, and events. The best moments from those strange, dramatic interactions often go missing, however: either they’re never recorded, or nobody will ever find...
by WILL | Sep 26, 2021 | Novel
The pastor’s family at the heart of Franzen’s sixth novel – a bravura examination of the mores of liberal America in 1971 – are his most sympathetic creation to date The characters in Jonathan Franzen’s sixth novel exist in that much-disputed no man’s land between hip...
by WILL | Sep 25, 2021 | Novel
Jonathan Franzen: ‘I just write it like I see it and that gets me in trouble’ It is 11AM Pacific time and Jonathan Franzen has just turned on the light. “Special occasion,” he says drily of our video call. A sliver of sunshine dares to creep under the venetian blind...
by WILL | Sep 21, 2021 | Novel
The bestselling novelist talks about his latest book, ‘Crossroads,’ and taking a more compassionate stance toward his characters—and himself. Jonathan Franzen’s mother knew how to wound him in just the right way. “It requires a high level of subtlety,” says the...
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