Fiction

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

The Limits of Agency: On Olga Ravn’s “My Work”
Ariel Courage reviews Olga Ravn’s “My Work,” translated by Sophia Hersi Smith and Jennifer Russell.
Ariel CourageSep 26, 2023
- Fiction
- Literary Criticism
The Lines That Cannot Be Broken: On Krisztina Tóth’s “Barcode”
Daniel W. Pratt reviews a new translation of Hungarian author Krisztina Tóth’s story collection “Barcode.”
Daniel W. PrattSep 18, 2023
- Fiction
The Wound That Won’t Heal: On Norman Manea’s “Exiled Shadow”
Cory Oldweiler reviews Romanian author Norman Manea’s newly translated novel “Exiled Shadow.”
Cory OldweilerSep 16, 2023
- Fiction
There’s No Harold Here: On Henry Bean’s “The Nenoquich”
Vincenzo Barney reviews Henry Bean’s newly released novel “The Nenoquich.”
Vincenzo BarneySep 11, 2023
- Fiction
Zeal, Wit, and Fury: The Queer Black Modernism of Claude McKay
Gary Edward Holcomb considers the suppressed legacy of Claude McKay’s two “lost” novels, “Amiable with Big Teeth” and “Romance in Marseille.”
Gary Edward HolcombSep 11, 2023
Spooky Sexy: A Conversation with K. Patrick
Naomi Pearce talks with K. Patrick about their debut novel, “Mrs. S.”
Naomi PearceSep 8, 2023
- Fiction
- Gender & Sexuality
We Are Committing Suicide as a Species: A Conversation with Ariel Dorfman
Rebecca Chace speaks with Ariel Dorfman about his new book, “The Suicide Museum."
Rebecca ChaceSep 5, 2023
- Fiction
Doomed to Destiny: On Matthew Salesses’s “The Sense of Wonder”
Will Hagle reviews Matthew Salesses’s new novel “The Sense of Wonder.”
Will HagleSep 3, 2023
- Fiction
Ripening and Rotting in the Uncanny Valley: On Sarah Rose Etter’s “Ripe”
Hannah Bonner reviews Sarah Rose Etter’s new novel “Ripe.”
Hannah BonnerSep 2, 2023
- Fiction
Prison Left Me Laughing: A Conversation with Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
Remo Verdickt and Emiel Roothooft talk with Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o about his new book, “The Language of Languages.”
Emiel Roothooft, Remo VerdicktSep 1, 2023
- Fiction
Nature’s on Top This Time: On Arthur Conan Doyle’s “The Lost World and The Poison Belt”
Sasha Karsavina reviews Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s “The Lost World and The Poison Belt” from the MIT Press Radium Age series.
Sasha KarsavinaAug 31, 2023
- Fiction
- SF
Rereading George Eliot One Year After “Dobbs”
Dara Rossman Regaignon explores what George Eliot’s Victorian fiction can tell us about the complexities of pregnancy, viability, miscarriage, abortion, and intent.
Dara Rossman RegaignonAug 28, 2023