Fiction

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

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  The Most Raw Version of Myself

  "I asked what it would be like to be the most raw version of myself, in a world that is actually pushing in on me."

  Claire LuchetteSep 5, 2015

  • Fiction

• “Addio” to Naples’s Little Women

  Elena Ferrante has written a Greek tragedy with Lila as its heroine, but "The Story of the Lost Child" restores the sisterhood destroyed in the previous novel.

  Lisa MullenneauxSep 2, 2015

  • Fiction

• Unkillable Mockingbird

  Go Set A Watchman's usefulness lies in its push toward self-examination and reflexivity.

  Andy CrankSep 2, 2015

  • Fiction

• An Automobile Club in Egypt

  Once the story careens into British-occupied Egypt, the reader of Al Aswany’s third novel begins to understand that this book isn’t at all about automobiles, or even really about Egypt.

  Ashley RindsbergSep 2, 2015

  • Fiction

• Biology, Destiny, Purity

  Urmila Seshagiri reviews Jonathan Franzen's "Purity."

  Urmila SeshagiriSep 1, 2015

  • Fiction

• The Final Installment of the Ibis Trilogy

  Amitav Ghosh's Ibis Trilogy comes to a conclusion with "Flood of Fire."

  Anjali VaidyaAug 29, 2015

  • Fiction

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  Brand Anorexia: Alexandra Kleeman

  "You Too Can Have a Body Like Mine," the new novel by Alexandra Kleeman, is obsessed with flesh.

  Maxwell Neely-CohenAug 27, 2015

  • Fiction

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  Cold Opening: The Publicity Campaign for “Watchman”

  The publicity game and the death of book reviewing: why the semi-cold opening for "Watchman"?

  Greg BarnhiselAug 26, 2015

  • Fiction

  • Literary Criticism

• Representing Los Angeles: Nina Revoyr’s “Lost Canyon”

  Désirée Zamorano on representation and Los Angeles in Nina Revoyr’s new novel.

  Désirée ZamoranoAug 25, 2015

  • Fiction

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  Occasions for Wonder

  Nina Revoyr discusses her latest novel, "Lost Canyon."

  Leslie ParryAug 24, 2015

  • Fiction

  • Noir

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  The Odd Couple: On Political Dissent and the Remarkable Similarities Between Mark Twain and Yu Hua

  Twain's and Yu's oeuvres are filled with works that demonstrate their keen eye for the small dramas of everyday life and keen ear for linguistic hypocrisy.

  Jeffrey WasserstromAug 21, 2015

  • Fiction

  • Nonfiction

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  Late L’Engle: The Wrinkles of Time, Redeemed

  Madeleine L'Engle is pegged as a writer for young people, but that isn't all.

  Jonathan AlexanderAug 16, 2015

  • Fiction

  • Young Adult & Children’s Literature