Arts Dec 24 3 films that inspired Ling Ma’s ‘Severance’ When writing “Severance,” author Ling Ma drew inspiration from various sources, including several films. By Ling Ma
Arts Dec 18 How ‘The Walking Dead’ and a Terrence Malick film inspired this writer’s first book “I thought I could somehow bridge the two,” Ling Ma recently told the PBS NewsHour of her novel "Severance." “What if Terrence Malick directed a zombie B movie and this was the voiceover? Would that be in bad taste?”… By Courtney Vinopal
Arts Dec 09 How the final days of an office job inspired this apocalyptic novel Our December 2020 pick for Now Read This, the PBS NewsHour's book club with The New York Times, is Ling Ma’s “Severance.”… By Courtney Vinopal
Arts Dec 04 Discussion questions for ‘Severance’ Our December pick for Now Read This, the PBS NewsHour’s book club with The New York Times, is Ling Ma’s "Severance."… By Courtney Vinopal
Dec 02 ‘Severance’ is our December book club pick By Courtney Vinopal Our December 2020 pick for Now Read This, the PBS NewsHour’s book club with The New York Times, is Ling Ma’s "Severance."… Continue reading