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Sister Act: On “My Sister, the Serial Killer” by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Art Edwards reviews Oyinkan Braithwaite's "darkly compelling" new novel.
Fiction
"Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth isn't." — Mark Twain
Hard Time: On Joyce Carol Oates’s “Hazards of Time Travel”
Alexander C. Kafka ventures through Joyce Carol Oates's latest novel.
On Transracial Adoption: A Conversation with Alice Stephens
Tillman Miller talks to writer Alice Stephens about her new novel, "Famous Adopted People."
“Disasters at the Origin of the Sense of Disaster”: Ferrante on Fascism
Tessa Brown considers the politics of “My Brilliant Friend,” an adaptation of Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan novels.
The Pleasure of Difficulty
Davis Smith-Brecheisen discusses the notoriously difficult novels of Christine Brooke-Rose.
Little Book with Big Ambitions: Rita Indiana’s “Tentacle”
Rita Indiana's "Tentacle" takes on environmental disaster, queer politics, race relations, and the legacy of empire in a brief 160 pages.
A Faux-Muslim Mission
Amir Khadem reviews John Wray’s novel “Godsend.”
Biblical Paraphrase and Hummus: Conversation with Dror Burstein on “Muck”
Ian Dreiblatt talks to Israeli author Dror Burstein about his new novel, "Muck."
Norway, Somalia, and the Specters of Terror
A British filmmaker and a Somali novelist explore migration, radicalization, and terror.
Interconnectedness of Liberation: On Brooke C. Obie’s “Book of Addis: Cradled Embers”
Nina N. Yeboah reviews Brooke C. Obie's debut novel, "Book of Addis: Cradled Embers."
On History, Marriage, and Politics: A Q-and-A with Barbara Kingsolver
Sarah Boon talks to novelist Barbara Kingsolver about her new book, "Unsheltered."
The Mixed Meanings of Missing Girls
Martha Cooley searches for the figure of the missing girl in contemporary fiction.
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