Fiction

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

So You Believe in Intergenerational Trauma? A Conversation with Katya Apekina
Sasha Vasilyuk interviews Katya Apekina about her second novel, “Mother Doll.”
Sasha VasilyukMar 12, 2024
Black Artists and the Logic of the Market: On Cord Jefferson’s “American Fiction”
Eskor David Johnson reviews Cord Jefferson’s film “American Fiction.”
Eskor David JohnsonMar 9, 2024
Refuge, Possibility, and Black Place: On Ayana Mathis’s “The Unsettled”
J. T. Roane considers Ayana Mathis’s “The Unsettled.”
J. T. RoaneMar 9, 2024
- Fiction
A Secret and Threatening Reality: On Liliana Colanzi’s “You Glow in the Dark”
Drew Zeiba reviews Liliana Colanzi’s “You Glow in the Dark.”
Drew ZeibaMar 7, 2024
- Around the World
- Fiction
It Takes an Audience: On Jessi Jezewska Stevens’s “Ghost Pains”
Charlie Hope-D’Anieri reviews Jessi Jezewska Stevens’s “Ghost Pains.”
Charlie Hope-D’AnieriMar 5, 2024
- Fiction
A Wound Is Objective: A Conversation with Édouard Louis
Stephen Patrick Bell interviews Édouard Louis about his new book “Change.”
Stephen Patrick BellMar 3, 2024
- Fiction
- Memoir & Essay
Fear Is a Sickness: On Liliana Corobca’s “Kinderland”
Maria Rybakova reviews Liliana Corobca’s “Kinderland.”
Maria RybakovaFeb 28, 2024
- Fiction
A Kind of Shape-Shifting: A Conversation with Jennifer Croft
Brian Castleberry interviews Jenny Croft about her debut novel, “The Extinction of Irena Rey.”
Brian CastleberryFeb 27, 2024
- Fiction
The Matrilineal Maze: On Adriana Riva’s “Salt”
Caroline Tracey traces mother-daughter strife in Adriana Riva’s recent novel “Salt.”
Caroline TraceyFeb 25, 2024
- Fiction
Through a Herne’s Eye: On Ursula K. Le Guin’s “Five Novels”
Brian Attebery offers a critical reflection on five of Ursula K. Le Guin's short novels, recently reissued by Library of America.
Brian AtteberyFeb 21, 2024
- Fiction
- SF
Whatever I Can Have, Nothing I Want: On Nazlı Koca’s “The Applicant”
Kaya Genç reviews Turkish author Nazlı Koca’s debut novel “The Applicant.”
Kaya GençFeb 19, 2024
- Fiction
Hunger for the Whole: On Jacob Emery’s “The Vortex That Unites Us”
Caryl Emerson reviews Jacob Emery’s “The Vortex That Unites Us: Versions of Totality in Russian Literature.”
Caryl EmersonFeb 19, 2024