My essay, "Stories without Women," about Haruki Murakami's most recent short story collection, Men without Women, was published today in Ploughshares. If you're thinking about buying this book or are looking for a brief examination of gender dynamics in Murakami's most recent work, you've found the right essay.
Alternate title: "Male Characters in Search of Female Characters who Can Force them to Get out of their Daily Routine and Finally Evolve"