In a time when we are more isolated and removed from other human beings than ever, Edie Meidav’s writing offers us the rare opportunity for intimacy and closeness. In her recently published novel, Another Love Discourse (326 pages; Terra Nova/MIT Press), Meidav explores motherhood, old romances, and new love in a lyrical and adaptable form. The influence of experimental writer Roland Barthes serves as guide and inspiration for what Rick Moody, Jonathan Lethem, Margot Douaihy and others describe as Meidav’s boldest work yet. Along with being the author of the novels Lola, California (FSG/Picador), Crawl Space (FSG), and the story […]
Q&A with Edie Meidav: ‘Another Love Discourse’ and Writing in the Time of the Apocalypse
by Jordan Pollock
