In Ben Marcus' new novel, The Flame Alphabet, language has become toxic. People weaken when spoken to and, later, even when they read. They lose mass, energy, and willpower. The symptoms are at their very worst when children (who are unaffected by the plague) speak to adults. As the fever spreads, ... More >>
Surfers battle enviro-surfers over a proposed jet-ski ban that would protect wildlife -- but threaten big-wave surfing at the legendary break known as Maverick's
Literary hipster Ben Marcus reads from his clever, quirky novel about a fascist female cult
