Fiction

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

Portals and Possibilities
Ruth Joffre reviews Debbie Urbanski’s story collection “Portalmania.”
Ruth JoffreMay 13, 2025
- Fiction
- SF
Oh So Confused
Leo Lasdun examines Lydia Millet’s “Atavists.”
Leo LasdunMay 9, 2025
- Fiction
A Last Resort
Cory Oldweiler considers German author Franziska Gänsler’s debut novel, “Eternal Summer,” newly translated by Imogen Taylor.
Cory OldweilerMay 6, 2025
- Fiction
- Environment
Making Art Under Fascism
Kai Maristed reviews the new translation of Austro-German author Daniel Kehlmann’s 2023 novel “The Director,” translated by Ross Benjamin.
Kai MaristedMay 6, 2025
- Fiction
- Film
Savage Meritocracies
Alix Ohlin revisits Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel “Never Let Me Go” on the occasion of its 20th anniversary.
Alix OhlinApr 28, 2025
We All Inhabit This Small Planet
Heather Cass White considers David Szalay’s latest novel, “Flesh.”
Heather Cass WhiteApr 21, 2025
- Fiction
Points of Confluence
Michael Knapp reviews “The Voices of Adriana” by Elvira Navarro, translated by Christina MacSweeney.
Michael KnappApr 19, 2025
- Fiction
Step Right Up and See This Ghastly Town
Cory Oldweiler reviews Ecuadoran author Natalia García Freire’s new novel, “The Carnival of Atrocities,” translated by Victor Meadowcroft.
Cory OldweilerApr 11, 2025
- Fiction
They Really Love Their Twee Life in Berlin
Aaron Labaree reviews Vincenzo Latronico’s novel “Perfection,” translated by Sophie Hughes.
Aaron LabareeApr 11, 2025
- Fiction
Reservation Politics
Sarah McEachern reviews Jon Hickey’s debut novel “Big Chief.”
Sarah McEachernApr 8, 2025
- Fiction
The Unsettled Self
Grace Linden reviews Katie Kitamura’s “Audition”
Grace LindenApr 7, 2025
- Fiction
Whose Voices Are These?
Leland de la Durantaye considers art, abstraction, and violence in Rachel Cusk’s “Parade.”
Leland de la DurantayeApr 6, 2025
- Fiction