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Novelist T.C. Boyle on Humankind's Arrogant Attitude Towards Nature

Tom Jacobs, T. C. Boyle, Miller-McCune Magazine. March 30, 2011.

In "When the Killing’s Done," novelist T.C. Boyle once again examines humankind's conflicted attitudes toward the natural world.

A Peak Oil Prophet Imagines Life in America After Wal-Mart

Michelle Nijhuis, Grist.org. July 9, 2008.

James Howard Kunstler's new novel describes a small town in upstate NY where a chain of global crises has forced the community to fend for itself.

Iraq: Experiencing the War at Home

Courtney E. Martin, AlterNet. February 21, 2008.

Author Benjamin Percy discusses masculinity, fiction writing about Iraq, and how he got into writing to impress a girl.

Hocus POTUS: A Fictional Account of the Search for WMDs in Iraq

Onnesha Roychoudhuri, AlterNet. September 20, 2007.

The new novel from a veteran journalist and former Marine, captures a truth about Iraq that you won't get from reading the daily news. Here's an interview with him and an excerpt.

The Terrorists of Our Imagination Aren't Muslims ... They're Us

Anneli Rufus, AlterNet. January 27, 2007.

Terrorism is now the stuff of fiction, as a glance at the best-seller lists will attest. But while Islamic plotters make the headlines, the terrorists we find on the bookshelves live in our own backyard.