Fiction

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

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  The Full-Spectrum Loser

  "Hotels of North America" consists of a series of Morse's hotel reviews for RateYourLodging.com.

  Ira WellsJan 16, 2016

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• Ephemeral Epiphanies

  "Between You and Me," the tale of a middle-aged Manhattanite's domestication in the "raccoon-infested wilds of northern New Jersey," is a lovely, quiet novel.

  Matt SeidelJan 16, 2016

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• When New York Erupted

  In "City on Fire," the blackout serves as the moment when New York erupted.

  Alex NorciaJan 15, 2016

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• A Strange and Endless Journey: A Conversation with Jamey Gambrell, translator of Vladimir Sorokin’s “The Blizzard”

  Alina Cohen interviews translator Jamey Gambrell about Vladimir Sorokin's new novel, "The Blizzard."

  A. Cerisse CohenJan 13, 2016

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• 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.

  Cajetan Nwabueze IhekaJan 13, 2016

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• 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.

  Katherine Q. StoneJan 12, 2016

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• Trippingly On the Tongue: An Interview with Robert Lopez

  Robert Lopez interviewed by Peter Markus.

  Peter MarkusJan 12, 2016

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• A Historical Nullity You Need to Read About

  György Spiró's "Captivity" is worth the 800 pages.

  David WolpeJan 11, 2016

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• The Persecuted Novelist of Dystopian Cairo

  Mona Kareem interviews Egyptian novelist Ahmed Naji, who faces charges in Egypt for "sexually explicit fiction."

  Mona KareemJan 11, 2016

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• Conspicuous Rambunction

  Jennifer Bannan interviews Elizabeth McKenzie.

  Jennifer BannanJan 10, 2016

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• 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.

  Ellie DukeJan 6, 2016

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• Why We Read

  "Kitchens of the Great Midwest" transported me to a place I longed for. A place that was warm.

  Melissa ChadburnJan 3, 2016

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