Fiction

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

Dogs of the Solar Steppe
Ari Braverman writes about a woman exiled to the countryside, in a short story from LARB Quarterly no. 46: “Alien.”
Ari BravermanOct 11
- LARB Lit
- Fiction
Good Night and Good Luck
Justin St. Clair reviews Thomas Pynchon’s new novel “Shadow Ticket.”
Justin St. ClairOct 7
- Fiction
- Noir
Making a Killing
Mikkel Krause Frantzen discusses the future of the financial thriller in an era of cryptocurrencies and climate crisis.
Mikkel Krause FrantzenOct 2
From “To the Madhouse: A Novel”
Robert Rubsam offers a portrait of the artist as a lonely man, in an excerpt featured in the LARB Quarterly, no. 46: “Alien.”
Robert RubsamOct 1
- LARB Lit
- Fiction
Perfect, or Whatever
Paul Thompson speaks with Mike Powell about his debut novel, “New Paltz, New Paltz.”
Paul ThompsonSep 26
- Fiction
Testing the Soundness
Justin St. Clair revisits some classics in Jonathan Lethem’s “A Different Kind of Tension: New and Selected Stories.”
Justin St. ClairSep 24
- Fiction
Realism Scrapes Through
Harry Stecopoulos explores Ian McEwan’s new novel “What We Can Know.”
Harry StecopoulosSep 23
God and Sex and Money
Tierney Finster interviews Maya Martinez about her debut book, “Theatrics: Collected Theatrical Writings.”
Tierney FinsterSep 17
- Poetry
- Fiction
On Translation Fiction and the Comfort of Monolingualism
Marie Lambert analyzes recent works of fiction that feature translators as protagonists, and the questions they raise about cross-cultural communication in a heterogeneous world.
Marie LambertSep 15
- Literary Criticism
- Fiction
Gazing into One’s Own Head
Josh Billings reviews German author Michael Lentz’s novel “Schattenfroh,” newly translated by Max Lawton.
Josh BillingsSep 9
- Fiction
Bleak Intimacies
Katie Tobin reviews Hungarian author Ágota Kristóf’s story collection “I Don’t Care,” newly translated by Chris Andrews.
Katie TobinSep 8
- Fiction
Connecting the Dots
Adam Sobsey talks with Nell Zink and explores her new novel “Sister Europe.”
Adam SobseySep 7
- Fiction