Lydia Millet has published more than a dozen novels and two collections of stories; her latest, “Atavists,” is a bit of both — a novel in stories, a deliciously digestible and of-the-moment read. Each ...

When you read a work of fiction, you’re experiencing the byproduct of someone else’s mind (hopefully) working at the height of their creative powers. This sensation can feel a little mystical. I’m ...

Lydia Millet is the author of more than a dozen novels, including A Children’s Bible; her most recent book, We Loved It All: A Memory of Life, is her first work of nonfiction. Your daily dose of ...

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Millet is the author of more than a dozen novels and story collections, as well as a writer and editor at the Center for Biological Diversity. Her new book, We Loved It All: A Memory of Life, is a ...