Fiction

"Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth isn't." — Mark Twain

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  Happy Birthday, Jane!

  To celebrate the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth, Stephanie Insley Hershinow offers a survey of recent Austen-related books and artworks.

  Stephanie Insley HershinowDec 16

  • Fiction

  • Cultural Studies

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  Still Got It

  Zach Gibson meditates on “late style” in the work of postmodernists like Thomas Pynchon who are still publishing well into their eighties.

  Zach GibsonDec 14

  • Fiction

  • Literary Criticism

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  An Apocalypse for Every Epoch

  Emmett Rensin writes on eco-grief, the climate dirge, and one Armenian monk in a new hybrid fiction-cum-essay from LARB Quarterly no. 47, “Security.”

  Emmett RensinDec 13

  • LARB Lit

  • Fiction

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  They’re Not Simply Phantoms

  Leland Cheuk talks absolutism and Norse gods with novelist Kurt Baumeister.

  Leland CheukDec 12

  • Fiction

  • SF

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  The Robinsonade in the Age of Reality TV

  Drew Basile reads the new English reissue of French author Michel Tournier’s novel “Friday.”

  Drew Basile Dec 11

  • Fiction

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  A Fierce and Complicated Compassion

  Alix Christie considers Susan Straight’s challenging yet crucial portraits of an “overlooked” California.

  Alix ChristieDec 9

  • Fiction

  • Memoir & Essay

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  Your Life Is Not a Plot

  Nada Alic speaks with Halle Butler about social satire, writing humor, and her newest novel, “Banal Nightmare.”

  Nada AlicDec 6

  • Fiction

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  Blambustercated

  Sanjena Sathian speaks with Dan Chaon about his new novel, “One of Us.”

  Sanjena SathianDec 4

  • Fiction

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  Red Still Runs Through You

  David Hering interviews Stephanie LaCava about her new novel, “Nymph.”

  David HeringNov 28

  • Fiction

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  A Power Built on Lies

  Cory Oldweiler reviews Hungarian author Krisztina Tóth’s novel “Eye of the Monkey,” newly translated by Ottilie Mulzet.

  Cory OldweilerNov 26

  • Fiction

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  Miracles, Magic Thinking, and the Climate Crisis

  Tess Pollok interviews Jon Raymond about his new novel, “God and Sex.”​​

  Tess PollokNov 26

  • Fiction

  • Environment

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  I Refuse to Let You Have My Joy

  Iris Kim talks to Jaquira Díaz about her new novel, “This Is the Only Kingdom.”

  Iris KimNov 23

  • Fiction