Transcription Kia would gladly give up

Kia would gladly give up her privileged life as the daughter of a reality star for the freedom to find her own way--go to high school parties

and how one balances a hard-won identity with the weight of family and tradition

It was said that if you write to the Bridegroom's Oak

Ken is gone

Transcription Kia would gladly give upFrom "the most talented writer of his generation" (The New York Times Magazine), a lightning flash of a novel that is at once a gripping emotional drama and a brilliant examination of the devices, digital and literary, we use to store or to erase our memories. The narrator of Ben Lerner's new novel has traveled to Providence, Rhode Island, where he is to conduct what will be the final published interview with Thomas, his ninety year old mentor and the