Fiction

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

Fugue State Ensues: An Interview with Tamara Shopsin
Cypress Marrs interviews Tamara Shopsin about her latest work, “Arbitrary Stupid Goal.”
Cypress MarrsOct 11, 2017
- Fiction
What If Your Neighbor Were a Retired Government Torturer? Irony and the Sublime in Geoff Nicholson’s “The Miranda”
Ramsey Mathews reviews Geoff Nicholson's "The Miranda."
Ramsey MathewsOct 10, 2017
- Fiction
The Polyphonic Stories: “Fresh Complaint” by Jeffrey Eugenides
Kevin Zambrano reviews Jeffrey Eugenides's new short story collection.
Kevin ZambranoOct 7, 2017
- Fiction
What a Punderful Word: On Joanna Walsh’s “Worlds from the Word’s End”
Adam Fales reviews Joanna Walsh's short story collection, "Worlds from the Word’s End."
Adam FalesOct 4, 2017
- Fiction
Home Is a Hymn: “Sing, Unburied, Sing” by Jesmyn Ward
Jesmyn Ward’s “Sing, Unburied, Sing” reflects the different ways people live through trauma.
Mike BroidaOct 4, 2017
- Fiction
No Revolution Without the International: An Interview with Dmitry Bykov
Sasha Razor interviews the Russian polymath Dmitry Bykov.
Sasha RazorOct 3, 2017
Beyond the Good and (Almost) Evil: Nietzsche and Fleur Jaeggy’s “I Am the Brother of XX”
What would we be without the veneer of social convention: petty, destructive, deeply alone?
Jessi Jezewska StevensOct 1, 2017
- Fiction
Santiago Gamboa’s Present Age: “Return to the Dark Valley” and the Modern Day
Amir Soleimanpour reviews Santiago Gamboa's "Return to the Dark Valley."
Amir SoleimanpourSep 28, 2017
- Around the World
- Fiction
An Interview With Myself, After Reading This Book: “Black Rock White City” by A. S. Patrić
Ben Paynter reviews A. S. Patrić's "Black Rock White City."
Ben PaynterSep 28, 2017
- Around the World
- Fiction
Writing “Goopily” About the Body: An Interview with Jenny Zhang on “Sour Heart”
Stephanie Newman talks with Jenny Zhang about her new short story collection, "Sour Heart."
Stephanie NewmanSep 27, 2017
- Fiction
- Poetry
The Light in Black America: “Five-Carat Soul” by James McBride
Donnell Alexander reviews James McBride's short story collection "Five-Carat Soul."
Donnell AlexanderSep 26, 2017
- Fiction
Where’s the Great “Climate Change Novel”? A Conversation with Amitav Ghosh
Steve Paulson interviews author Amitav Ghosh on contemporary fiction’s failure to grapple with climate change.
Steve PaulsonSep 22, 2017