Adam Fleming Petty

Adam Fleming Petty is the author of a novella, Followers. His essays have appeared in the Paris Review Daily, Electric Literature, Vulture, and other outlets. He lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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Laughter and Silence

Percival Everett's 'James' retells the story of 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' from the perspective of the escaped slave, Jim.

By Adam Fleming Petty

July 9, 2024

Fiction

Books

Culture

Race

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The Poet’s Place

What would it mean for a poem to address the world’s violence, whether past or present? Is that possible, or even desirable?

By Adam Fleming Petty

January 17, 2024

Poetry

Culture

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Achieving Normalcy

In the most seemingly banal concerns there exists endless strangeness. Scratch the surface and you’ll see the circuitry whirring away.

By Adam Fleming Petty

November 21, 2022

Christmas Critics

Books

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Read in One Sitting

Jesse Ball’s unconventional memoir gives the reader a new appreciation for the mystery of creativity.

By Adam Fleming Petty

October 30, 2022

Nonfiction

Books

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The Influence of Anxiety

Alejandro Zambra’s work grapples with the fear of coming up short, questions of literary inheritance, and generational anxiety.

By Adam Fleming Petty

April 19, 2022

Poetry

Latin America

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That Teenage Feeling

Jonathan Franzen’s latest novel hones in on a religious community fifty years in the past, one that successfully conveys the emotional tenor of social media today.

By Adam Fleming Petty

December 16, 2021

Fiction

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