Fiction

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

Getting Folks to Come Out to Your Kickball Game: Dennie Wendt’s American Soccer Novel
Dan Friedman plays ball with “Hooper’s Revolution” by Dennie Wendt.
Dan FriedmanMay 12, 2017
- Fiction
One Sentence on Top of Another: On László Krasznahorkai’s “The Last Wolf”
Isaac Nowell wades into the “slow lava-flow” of “The Last Wolf” by László Krasznahorkai.
Isaac NowellMay 9, 2017
- Around the World
- Fiction
Love in the Time of Lotus
Lijia Zhang’s novel “Lotus” describes the life of a prostitute in China.
Sarah MellorsMay 7, 2017
- Around the World
- Fiction
Consider the Crocodile: Qiu Miaojin’s Lesbian Bestiary
Ari Larissa Heinrich explores the political moment and enduring legacy of Qiu Miaojin’s “Notes of a Crocodile.”
Ari Larissa HeinrichMay 7, 2017
Middle East, Middle Class: Pain and Privilege in Hala Alyan’s “Salt Houses”
Ilana Masad reviews Hala Alyan's "Salt Houses."
Ilana MasadMay 3, 2017
- Fiction
Revival and Resurrection in Alison MacLeod’s “All the Beloved Ghosts”
Yoona Lee reviews Alison MacLeod's latest.
Yoona LeeMay 2, 2017
- Fiction
When the Last Shall Be First
Claire Cameron’s “The Last Neanderthal” is the first of a new genre of Neanderthal literature.
Lydia PyneApr 28, 2017
- Fiction
An Interview with Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
Nanda Dyssou talks to Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o about writing in native languages, living in exile, and his hope for Africa.
Nanda DyssouApr 23, 2017
- Fiction
- Memoir & Essay
In Contagious Mood: Notes on Claude McKay’s New, Last Novel “Amiable with Big Teeth”
David B. Hobbs looks at Harlem Renaissance fixture Claude McKay's recently discovered "Amiable with Big Teeth."
David B. HobbsApr 22, 2017
- Fiction
Retrofuturist Feminism: Lidia Yuknavitch’s “The Book of Joan”
Lidia Yuknavitch mines literary and political history for timely heroines based on the iconic Joan of Arc and her contemporary, Christine de Pizan.
Anne JamisonApr 18, 2017
- Fiction
Between the Sheets: Sex, Power, and Literary Desire in John Rechy’s “After the Blue Hour”
Eric Newman appreciates the lessons of “After the Blue Hour” by John Rechy.
Eric NewmanApr 17, 2017
- Fiction
“Whatever Was Left of That Other Life”: On Adam O’Riordan’s “A Herring Famine” and “The Burning Ground: Stories”
Declan Ryan reviews two collections — one of poems, the other of stories — by Adam O’Riordan.
Declan RyanApr 16, 2017
- Fiction
- Poetry