Fiction

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

Islam Hasn’t Had Our Friedrich Schleiermacher: A Conversation with Ayad Akhtar
Jabeen Akhtar interviews playwright, novelist, and screenwriter Ayad Akhtar.
Jabeen AkhtarJun 8, 2016
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The Emerging Genre of Slut Lit
The emerging genre of Slut Lit reminds us how women’s bodies have always been a sort of Rorschach test for society’s deeper anxieties about women’s roles.
Joy HorowitzJun 7, 2016
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Everybody Wants a Piece of Milton
A review of Jennifer Wallace's new novel about the fate of John Milton’s corpse.
Erik GrayJun 6, 2016
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The Bible According to Dr. Mary
"The medieval argument for God’s existence is God defined as that which there is nothing greater than ... I think it’s a cogent argument 700 years later."
Nancy SpillerJun 5, 2016
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Literary Subterfuge
Christopher Sorrentino on the publishing industry, the joys of genre cross-pollination, and his new novel, "The Fugitives".
Donald BreckenridgeJun 4, 2016
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No Survivors: Women, Violence, and the Brutal Love of Eileen Chang
Fate laughs in all our faces.
Carly J. HallmanJun 3, 2016
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Every Encounter Is Singular: Gene Kwak interviews Askold Melynyczuk
Gene Kwak and Askold Melnyczuk take on low brow, high brow, and all brow.
Gene KwakJun 2, 2016
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Multilingual Wordsmiths, Part 4: Ann Goldstein on “Ferrante Fever”
"Pasolini is not known as an author as much as a moviemaker. I think his novels are really interesting. And I really like Romano Bilenchi."
Liesl SchillingerMay 29, 2016
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A Nasty Tale of Redemption: A Conversation With Susan Rukeyser
MaryAnne Kolton talks with Susan Rukeyser about her novel “Not on Fire, Only Dying”, a lost Kingston, NY, and dealing with anxiety.
MaryAnne KoltonMay 28, 2016
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Comments Are Closed
Dana Spiotta’s "Innocents and Others" made me think about the shame I hear and project when I eavesdrop (unwillingly) on people sitting near me at the café.
Alice BooneMay 22, 2016
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The Outside Comes Hurtling In
"High Dive" is a powerful, compassionate work of historical fiction that rehumanizes the historical record of The Troubles.
Dan SheehanMay 19, 2016
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An Ordinary Life
Fiona McFarlane's Australians tend to be placid and remote adept at minimizing their desires, and sometimes poignantly, sometimes frighteningly conformist.
Catherine SteindlerMay 19, 2016
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