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Maile Meloy: Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It

Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It (Riverhead Books) Maile Meloy’s stories go shooting off in such surprising and unpredictable directions that a reader might think, "every which way is the only way she wants it..."

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By Michael Silverblatt • Sep 16, 2010 • 29m Listen

Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It (Riverhead Books)

Maile Meloy’s stories go shooting off in such surprising and unpredictable directions that a reader might think, "every which way is the only way she wants it." In this interview, we discuss the interplay of improvisation and narrative control that allows Meloy to saddle the wild horse of her narrative.

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