Yes, there is a Stephen King influence. But the video game’s metanarrative was inspired by unorthodox novels, films and plays such as “House of Leaves” and “Fight Club.”
“I have a lot of books on near-death experiences, psychic phenomena and past-life regression on my shelves,” says the two-time poet laureate, whose new book is the memoir “To Free the Captives.” “These kinds of books nudge me to remember our world is but one facet of an enormous continuity.”
Two sponsors have withdrawn from the event, planned for Wednesday, after learning that some of the authors involved are planning to call for a cease-fire in the conflict.
In “The Money Kings,” Daniel Schulman tells the story of the Jewish immigrants who came to the United States and helped build America’s modern economic system.
In “We Are Your Soldiers,” Alex Rowell shows how the Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser inspired and fostered autocracy among his Arab neighbors in the 20th century and beyond.
Michael Cunningham’s “Day” peeks into the lives of a family on one specific April date across three years as life changes because of Covid and other challenges.