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Who Is the Me?
As "Frantumaglia" is released in the United States, Michael LaPointe looks at the invisible Elena Ferrante.
Fiction
"Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth isn't." — Mark Twain
Belated Hurrah: A Wake for Edwin O’Connor
Pete Tosiello holds a wake for the great Irish-American novelist Edwin O’Connor.
Fractals of Fractals: on April Ayers Lawson’s “Virgin and Other Stories”
“Virgin and Other Stories,” the debut collection from April Ayers Lawson, masterfully creates the sense that the world is chaos.
Was “Lolita” About Race?: Vladimir Nabokov on Race in the United States
Jennifer Wilson measures the social conscience of Vladimir Nabokov.
A Community Baby
Laura Bogart talks to Gina Frangello about her new novel, "Every Kind of Wanting."
“Huizache”: A Vision of Fused Borders and Culture
Alci Rengifo on the new issue of "Huizache," CentroVictoria's magazine highlighting Mexican-American literature and culture.
Why Does Mike the Millennial Meander?
Amy Silverberg on Mike Roberts's "Cannibals in Love."
Give Me Love
Scott Korb on Marilynne Robinson and learning to shrink the gap.
El Boom and Its Aftershocks in the Global Marketplace
Ilan Stavans traces the rise of Latin American fiction as a global phenomenon.
Get Your Sea Legs for Ha Jin’s “The Boat Rocker”
Nandini Balial on Ha Jin's new novel.
Citizen Poet, and Then Some: An Interview with Dmitry Bykov
Sasha Razor interviews the Russian polymath Dmitry Bykov.
Who Gets to Tell Stories?
Natashia Deón talks to Dana Johnson about her new short story collection, "In the Not Quite Dark."
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