Fiction

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

“A Field of Strangeness”: Anna Kavan’s “Ice” and the Merits of World-Blocking
Tyler Malone praises the “world-blocking” technique of the mysterious classic “Ice” by Anna Kavan.
Tyler MaloneDec 19, 2017
- Fiction
- SF
“Israel Potter”; or, the Excrescence
On Melville’s neglected “epic of the piecemeal.”
Colin DayanDec 19, 2017
- Fiction
- Literary Criticism
The Ghosts of Gun Violence: Jason Reynold’s “Long Way Down”
Julia Walton on a new novel in verse about trauma and family tragedy.
Julia WaltonDec 16, 2017
Free-Range Horror
Jason Middleton on Stephen King's "It" and the "era of the ubiquitous missing child."
Jason MiddletonDec 13, 2017
- Fiction
Louise Erdrich’s Dystopian Dreams in “Future Home of the Living God”
Anita Felicelli finds flaw and favor in Louise Erdrich’s dystopian novel “Future Home of the Living God.”
Anita FelicelliDec 12, 2017
- Fiction
- SF
The Fucked-Up Thing Is You Don’t Know You’re Burning: A Conversation with Kiese Laymon
Aisha Sabatini Sloan and Kiese Laymon in dialogue.
Aisha Sabatini SloanDec 7, 2017
- Fiction
- Memoir & Essay
Naked in the Sun: Talking Transformation with “Absolutely Golden” Author D. Foy
Colin Winnette talks with D. Foy about his new novel, "Absolutely Golden."
Colin WinnetteDec 5, 2017
- Fiction
“Kill the Ámpaya!”: On Latin American Baseball Fiction
Dick Cluster discusses Latin American baseball fiction, which he has translated and anthologized in “Kill the Ámpaya!”
Dick ClusterDec 3, 2017
- Around the World
- Fiction
“Tiny Paragraphs Pulsed in His Veins”: On Johannes Urzidil’s “The Last Bell”
Houman Barekat is struck by “The Last Bell,” a collection of stories by German Bohemian writer Johannes Urzidil.
Houman BarekatDec 2, 2017
- Around the World
- Fiction
“King Comus” and the Elasticity of the Neo-Slave Narrative
Renee Hudson appraises William Demby’s experimental novel “King Comus” in the context of black speculative fiction and the neo-slave narrative.
Renee HudsonNov 30, 2017
- Fiction
“Do You Not Like Me Here?”: On Agnieszka Dale’s “Fox Season: and Other Short Stories” and Immigration Anxiety in Britain
Loree L. Westron reflects on “Fox Season: and Other Short Stories” by Agnieszka Dale.
Loree L. WestronNov 29, 2017
- Around the World
- Fiction
Lisbon: Beyond What the Tourist Should See
Casey Walker on Fernando Pessoa, Teolinda Gersão, and the mysteries of Lisbon.
Nov 27, 2017