Fiction

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

The Skeptical Gaze
As any writer knows, our work is infused with ego.
Ander MonsonMar 20, 2012
Doing a D'Agata
The writer and editor, too, are headaches.
Lee GutkindMar 19, 2012
Harrowing Idealism
First and foremost, however, These Dreams of You may well be the first true Obama novel.
Pawel FrelikMar 5, 2012
- Fiction
Mixed Memories
They make one rule: 'Each day, we had to do at least one thing that was forbidden.'
E.C. McCarthyFeb 27, 2012
- Fiction
- Memoir & Essay
Lost and Saved
because of its ornateness, Ausubel’s prose seems to float around the idea of trauma
Feb 27, 2012
- Fiction
Discoveries: Friedrich Delius
She tries to make sense of the war and its reasons, and cannot.
Susan Salter ReynoldsFeb 25, 2012
- Fiction
Discoveries: Tupelo Hassman
Girlchild is told in many voices: Rory’s diary entries, social worker notes, letters, arrest records,
Susan Salter ReynoldsFeb 25, 2012
- Fiction
After the Liberation
It is time, after all, and not White himself that has transformed so drastically.
Alex GortmanFeb 20, 2012
- Fiction
- Gender & Sexuality
Sharp Tongues
Megan Abbott possesses one of the most lyrical voices in all of noir.
Feb 15, 2012
- Fiction
No One Remembers You At All
Hollinghurst’s objective is actually a wry, subversive critique of memorialization.
Jaya Aninda ChatterjeeFeb 13, 2012
- Fiction
- Literary Fiction
King of the Losers
Doyle captures perfectly a barfly’s manic account of events (both profound and mundane) in the life of Pete, his car, and his dog, Lester.
Lee PolevoiFeb 13, 2012
- Fiction
- Humor
Being Boring
The novel — what we have of it anyway — challenges us to pay attention with a selflessness that allows the world to "blaze in an almost sacred way."
Cornel BoncaJan 8, 2012
- Fiction
- Literary Fiction