Fiction

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

Completing the Portrait: John Banville Tells Us What Isabel Archer Does Next
Thomas J. Millay reviews John Banville's "Mrs. Osmond," his continuation of "The Portrait of a Lady."
Thomas J. MillayNov 7, 2017
- Fiction
Electronic Literature’s Contemporary Moment: Breeze and Campbell’s “All the Delicate Duplicates”
James O’Sullivan finds magic and meaning in “All the Delicate Duplicates,” a work of electronic literature by Mez Breeze and Andy Campbell.
James O’SullivanNov 7, 2017
- Fiction
- Science & Technology
Lust, Blood, and Survival in a New World: On Janet Fitch’s “The Revolution of Marina M.”
Ani Kokobobo is captivated by “The Revolution of Marina M.” by Janet Fitch.
Ani KokoboboNov 7, 2017
- Fiction
“Like ‘Winesburg, Ohio,’ but in the Twilight Zone”: A Conversation with Ben Loory
Steph Cha talks to Ben Loory about his creative process and his latest collection, “Tales of Falling and Flying.”
Steph ChaNov 6, 2017
- Fiction
Where Is the Thing We’re Chasing? Renee Gladman and Her Invented City of Ravicka
Nathan Scott McNamara visits Renee Gladman at her home in Connecticut to discuss loneliness, love, and her invented city of Ravicka.
Nathan Scott McNamaraNov 6, 2017
- Fiction
“Death Makes Fiction of Us All”: On Alistair McCartney’s “The Disintegrations”
Lauren Kinney communes with “The Disintegrations,” Alistair McCartney novel about death.
Lauren KinneyNov 3, 2017
- Fiction
The Surreal Sources of “Lolita”: Nabokov and Dalí
Delia Ungureanu uncovers the hidden surrealist subtext of Vladimir Nabokov’s “Lolita.”
Delia UngureanuOct 30, 2017
- Fiction
- Literary Criticism
“The Lockpicker”: Leonard Chang’s Ready-for-Primetime Novel
Shonda Buchanan reviews Leonard Chang's "The Lockpicker."
Shonda BuchananOct 27, 2017
- Fiction
- Noir
Pulling in and Down: On Jennifer Egan’s “Manhattan Beach”
Nandini Balial considers Jennifer Egan's latest.
Nandini BalialOct 26, 2017
- Fiction
Romancing a High-Low Split: John Haskell’s “The Complete Ballet: A Fictional Essay in Five Acts”
When was the last time you heard someone say Balanchine's name? Jean Lenihan reviews "The Complete Ballet: A Fictional Essay in Five Acts."
Jean LenihanOct 26, 2017
- Fiction
“My Ántonia” Revisited
Willa Cather’s realist novel “My Ántonia” turns out to be rather unreal when it came to depicting frontier life in all its difficulty.
Robert SlaytonOct 25, 2017
- Fiction
“Don’t We Know Our Own Minds?”: A Rediscovered Russian Woman Writer of the 19th Century
Yelena Furman on “City Folk and Country Folk,” a rediscovered novel by the 19th-century Russian writer Sofia Khvoshchinskaya.
Yelena FurmanOct 24, 2017
- Around the World
- Fiction