Fiction

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

Writing on Water: A Conversation with Daisy Johnson on “Everything Under”
Amy E. Elkins talks to Daisy Johnson about her new novel, "Everything Under," which was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize.
Amy E. ElkinsApr 6, 2019
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- Fiction
When We Were Brothers: On the Writing of Daša Drndić
Lydia Perović considers the fundamental way in which the Yugoslav 1940s war of liberation structures and haunts all of Daša Drndić’s books.
Lydia PerovićApr 4, 2019
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- Fiction
The Women Will Write Their Own Stories: A Conversation with Miriam Toews
Christine Fischer Guy talks to author Miriam Toews about the Mennonite community, scripture, and her new novel, "Women Talking."
Christine Fischer GuyApr 2, 2019
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Go Home and Keep Going: On David Bezmozgis’s “Immigrant City”
Ian Ross Singleton dwells in “Immigrant City,” the latest collection of stories by David Bezmozgis.
Ian Ross SingletonMar 31, 2019
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- Fiction
To Dust You Return: On Terese Svoboda’s “Great American Desert”
"Great American Desert" should join the ranks of other landmark short story collections set in the Midwest, like "Nebraska" and "Close Range."
Dylan BrownMar 31, 2019
- Fiction
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Dostoyevsky
Andrew Fedorov thumbs through the works of a pair of saintly writers.
Andrew FedorovMar 30, 2019
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- Fiction
Building Alternative Communities: On Laila Lalami’s “The Other Americans”
"The Other Americans" sees Laila Lalami expand beyond the Moroccan experience, giving the reader a kaleidoscope of perspectives.
Michael Adam CarrollMar 29, 2019
- Fiction
The Neo-Regionalist Moment: Hearing the Emerging Voices of the American Center
Jon K. Lauck looks to three recent books to highlight the recent wave of Midwestern literature.
Jon K. LauckMar 28, 2019
- Fiction
- Memoir & Essay
The Catalan Paradox, Part II: Conversation with Translator Mary Ann Newman
A series of conversations on the state of Catalan literature. In this edition, Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi talks to translator Mary Ann Newman.
Azareen Van der Vliet OloomiMar 28, 2019
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- Fiction
But Are You Sure?: On Kristen Roupenian’s “You Know You Want This: ‘Cat Person’ and Other Stories”
Colton Valentine reviews Kristen Roupenian's short story collection "You Know You Want This" and finds there's more to it than "Cat Person" retreads.
Colton ValentineMar 27, 2019
- Fiction
Damaged Intimacies: Sally Rooney’s “Normal People”
Anna E. Clark reveals the ache at the heart of Sally Rooney’s “Normal People.”
Anna E. ClarkMar 25, 2019
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- Fiction
Pedagogy in All the Sex and Grotesquerie: On Darius James’s “Negrophobia”
Donnell Alexander revisits Darius James’s phantasmagoric dark satire “Negrophobia,” which was recently reissued by NYRB Classics.
Donnell AlexanderMar 22, 2019
- Fiction