Articles by Claire Cameron
June 6, 2013
A Forgotten Bestseller: The Saga of John Williams’s Stoner 7
What is the story of Stoner? How does an American book first published in 1965 go on to become a bestseller in the Netherlands in 2013?
April 3, 2013
Is There a Truth and Does it Matter? An Interview with Tanis Rideout 2
I always assume everything that I read is fiction, even if it’s in the non-fiction section. The very notion of putting something on paper means that you are creating a narrative.
January 30, 2013
Faith and Fiction: The Testament of Mary by Colm Tóibín 12
This is the story of a woman living out her last days in exile with the excruciating memory of watching the torture and crucifixion of her only son. In Tóibín’s hand, the Virgin Mary is more than her role as a mother or a symbol. Instead, she becomes the most interesting of creatures: a credible human.
June 12, 2012
How Should a Writer Be? An Interview with Sheila Heti 10
The career of a writer is always an exception. There is never one way it happens, but the temptation to draw conclusions from another writer’s experience is always there.