Fiction

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

A Show About People Like Them
Olivia Stowell considers Danzy Senna’s new novel “Colored Television.”
Olivia StowellNov 22, 2024
- Fiction
Teen Life Is a Horror Show
Molly D. Boyd considers Nick Cutter’s new horror novel “The Queen.”
Molly D. BoydNov 20, 2024
Pure Nightmare Fuel
Anna Marie Cain interviews Brian Evenson about his latest collection, “Good Night, Sleep Tight.”
Anna Marie CainNov 16, 2024
- Fiction
- SF
The Hegemony of What Was Real
Frank Falisi interviews Jeff VanderMeer about his new novel “Absolution.”
Frank FalisiNov 9, 2024
Pornsick Nabokov
Mike Jeffrey considers Tony Tulathimutte’s “Rejection.”
Mike JeffreyNov 8, 2024
- Fiction
Playing with the Past
Cory Oldweiler reviews Federica Marzi’s novel “My Home Somewhere Else,” newly translated by Jim Hicks.
Cory OldweilerNov 8, 2024
- Fiction
The Elizabeth Strout Formula
Annie Berke considers adaptation, crossovers, and genre in her review of the novelist’s latest, “Tell Me Everything.”
Annie BerkeNov 7, 2024
This Book Is About Me
Randle Browning reviews Emily Adrian’s new work of autofiction, “Daughterhood.”
Randle BrowningNov 5, 2024
A Weapon Straining Against Its Nature
Shinjini Dey reviews Paolo Bacigalupi’s “Navola.”
Shinjini DeyNov 4, 2024
- SF
- Fiction
Myth’s Objects
Brianna Di Monda reviews Domenico Starnone’s “The Mortal and Immortal Life of the Girl from Milan.”
Brianna Di MondaNov 3, 2024
- Fiction
I Refuse to Read Novels with a Passport in My Head
Robert Pogue Harrison interviews Kamel Daoud about his 2015 novel, “The Meursault Investigation,” translated by John Cullen.
Robert Pogue HarrisonNov 1, 2024
- Philosophy & Religion
- Fiction
I Did Not Know Gary Indiana
Evan Grillon remembers the legendary writer Gary Indiana.
Evan GrillonOct 31, 2024
- Fiction
- Nonfiction