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A Life Infested with Doubt
Cory Oldweiler reviews Croatian author Martina Vidaić’s novel “Bedbugs,” newly translated by Ellen Elias-Bursać.
Fiction
"Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth isn't." — Mark Twain
City of Sycophants
Tess Pollok interviews Zoe Dubno about her debut novel, “Happiness and Love.”
Tongues Tied, Mirrors Shattered
Tammy Lai-Ming Ho explores Ho Sok Fong’s “Lake Like a Mirror,” translated by Natascha Bruce, and Lau Yee-Wa’s “Tongueless,” translated by Jennifer Feeley.
In the Late Ming, Literature Is Survival
Mahika Dhar reviews two classics of Chinese literature: Kong Shangren’s “The Peach Blossom Fan” and Zhang Yingyu’s “More Swindles from the Late Ming.”
White Noise, White Heat, White Books
Dashiel Carrera considers Han Kang, sleep, and the Velvet Underground.
Almost Like a Fairy Tale
Cory Oldweiler reviews German author Elena Fischer’s debut novel “Paradise Garden,” newly translated by Alexandra Roesch.
Strange, Unforgettable Women
Sam Franzini climbs into Jessica Gross’s “Open Wide.”
We Are Born with a Homing Beacon
Vesna Jaksic Lowe interviews Croatian author Lidija Hilje about her debut novel, “Slanting Towards the Sea.”
Poland as a State of Mind
Agnieszka Dale considers Antonia Lloyd-Jones’s new anthology “The Penguin Book of Polish Short Stories.”
No One Wants to Be the Supporting Character in Their Own Life
Adam Straus interviews Lucas Schaefer about his debut novel “The Slip.”
Out of Language Comes Nothing and Everything
Jennifer Kabat writes on Lynne Tillman and her new collection, “Thrilled to Death.”
Journey to the End of Autofiction
Emily Wells and Aaron Bornstein talk with John Tottenham about his debut novel, “Service.”
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