Fiction

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

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  A Breath of Fresh, Confusing Air in American Crime Fiction

  Elena Avanzas Álvarez discusses Megan Miranda’s refreshing take on contemporary crime fiction in “All The Missing Girls.”

  Elena Avanzas ÁlvarezJun 29, 2016

  • Fiction

  • Noir

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  The History of What We Do to Each Other: On Nayomi Munaweera’s “What Lies Between Us”

  Nayomi Munaweera has written a second novel of real power and grace, says Melissa Sipin.

  Melissa R. SipinJun 28, 2016

  • Fiction

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  Class as Destiny

  Amalia Negreponti reviews Graham Swift’s “Mothering Sunday: A Romance,” a book on love, lust, and power.

  Amalia NegrepontiJun 25, 2016

  • Fiction

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  Between the Rare Oases of Thought: On Thomas Bernhard and the Mind

  Here is your deranged consciousness.

  Ratik AsokanJun 24, 2016

  • Fiction

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  Irony: Truth’s Disguise

  Irony states the opposite of what it intends to mean. But what if no one spots it and takes the ironic statement literally?

  Brian FinneyJun 20, 2016

  • Fiction

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  The Internet-y Novel

  A cautionary tale of love and internet celebrity.

  Houman BarekatJun 19, 2016

  • Fiction

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  The Course of Love: A Crash Course in the Long-Term Relationship

  In "The Course of Love", Alain de Botton debunks the myth of “happily ever after”.

  Yoona LeeJun 19, 2016

  • Fiction

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  Look at Your Game, Girl

  Emma Cline’s “The Girls” is the coming-of-age story of a 14-year-old girl who falls in with a Manson-like cult just months before a night of brutal murders.

  Joselyn TakacsJun 14, 2016

  • Fiction

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  Blowing Up Rusty War Tropes and Bolstering the Female Combatant: A Conversation with Whitney Terrell

  Whitney Terrell on breaking the traditional form of the war novel.

  Anne KniggendorfJun 11, 2016

  • Fiction

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  Slavery and the Weight of the Past

  A review of Yaa Gyasi's new novel "Homegoing."

  Mike BroidaJun 11, 2016

  • Fiction

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  What We Talk About When We Talk About Art

  Julian Barnes represents the art world, in fiction and nonfiction.

  Rebecca J. NovelliJun 10, 2016

  • Fiction

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  Travels in the Interior

  Budget travel tips from an 18th-century aristocrat.

  Daniel ElkindJun 9, 2016

  • Fiction

  • SF