The Pathologies of Organized Violence
Mukoma's story draws out the universal ways in which the nation (or its myth) is always founded on exclusions and violence.
Fiction
"Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth isn't." — Mark Twain
Between Public and Private: Orhan Pamuk on the Intentions of Words and the Heart
A Strangeness in My Mind, a new novel by Orhan Pamuk explores the tension between private and public truths under oppressive regimes.
Trippingly On the Tongue: An Interview with Robert Lopez
Robert Lopez interviewed by Peter Markus.
A Historical Nullity You Need to Read About
György Spiró's "Captivity" is worth the 800 pages.
The Persecuted Novelist of Dystopian Cairo
Mona Kareem interviews Egyptian novelist Ahmed Naji, who faces charges in Egypt for "sexually explicit fiction."
Conspicuous Rambunction
Jennifer Bannan interviews Elizabeth McKenzie.
Wild Women
Ellie Duke interviews Tara Ison about her new collection of short stories, the glitz and decay of Los Angeles, and the dark side of desire.
Why We Read
"Kitchens of the Great Midwest" transported me to a place I longed for. A place that was warm.
Love Is Not Enough
Yanagihara explores the theme of male friendship with an intensity that feels claustrophobic.
Adrift Between Adults: New Stories by Ann Beattie
The Thief, The Friend, His Wife, and Her Lover
Adulterous prurience served cold.
About a Girl
On the sesquicentennial of Lewis Carroll's famous story, Alice remains vaguely countercultural, obscurely intellectual, somewhat feminist — and absolutely vital to modern culture.
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