Sam Franzini

Author Archive

  • Mar 30, 2026
    Have you heard of the newest literary conspiracy? According to author Freddie deBoer, the onslaught of positive coverage surrounding Madeline Cash’s debut novel Lost...
  • Mar 23, 2026
    DOPAMINE HITS ARE abundant these days: for better or worse, we live at a stage of history when quick satisfaction can be easily achieved. Post a photo of yourself and sit on your...
  • Mar 11, 2026
    It’s finally warming up here in Washington, DC, and earlier this month was the first instance I was able to comfortably sit on our roof and read. With a coffee in tow and the...
  • Feb 20, 2026
    There really is no reason, for any healthy society, to have people sleeping out on the street. A country as wealthy and powerful as the United States (and for how much we like to...
  • Jan 15, 2026
    When aspiring writer Jacob Garlicker witnesses a murder on the eve of his twenty-sixth birthday, it sets him on a spiral of overthinking and (lukewarm) literary ambition. After his...
  • Jan 6, 2026
    It’s the best time of the year! Winter straddles the end of one year and the beginning of a new one, which means it’s both a time of reflection and new beginnings. After...