Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Now 67, George Saunders studied geophysics and worked as an engineer before changing lanes to become a writer in his 20s - Dan ...

“What a lovely home I found myself plummeting toward, acquiring, as I fell, arms, hands, legs, feet, all of which, as usual, became more substantial with each passing second.” So begins “Vigil.” Just ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." George Saunders insists, despite appearances to the contrary, that he’s not obsessed with death. “I’m not ...

George Saunders isn’t sure what he believes about the afterlife, but he knows it’s fertile soil for a good story. In his latest novel... George Saunders thinks ambition gets a bad rap George Saunders ...

Each week, a guest draws a card from NPR's Wild Card deck and answers a big question about their life. George Saunders has reached levels of acclaim and popularity that few writers achieve. He is the ...

Ann Patchett rallied behind fellow author George Saunders after his new book, Vigil, received a scathing review. Patchett, 62, addressed the criticism in the Tuesday, February 17, edition of her ...

IN THE FIRST PAGES of George Saunders’s new novel, Vigil, a woman falls through the sky, clothing gradually materializing onto her body. She plunges into the ground, stuck but immediately on a mission ...

Author George Saunders thinks a lot about death and the afterlife. It was the focus of his 2017 novel "Lincoln In The Bardo." He vividly remembers the first time the topic entered his mind. He was ...

George Saunders, author of "Liberation Day," "Tenth of December" and the Booker Prize — winning novel "Lincoln in the Bardo," will visit Tulane from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 9 in the Kendall ...

On Wild Card, well-known guests answer the kinds of questions we often think about but don't talk about. Author George Saunders talks about the experience he wishes he could give to every person. Each ...