Fiction

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

Cult-Hopping in Los Angeles: A Conversation with Sheila Yasmin Marikar
Amanda Montell speaks with Sheila Yasmin Marikar about her new novel “The Goddess Effect.”
Amanda MontellOct 5, 2022
- Fiction
A Leaky Manual on Living with Uncertainty: On Julia Armfield’s “Our Wives Under the Sea”
Zander Allport reviews Julia Armfield’s “Our Wives Under the Sea.”
Zander AllportOct 4, 2022
- Fiction
- Literary Fiction
Fooled You: On Donna Tartt’s Genre Fiction
Richard Joseph ponders Donna Tartt’s curious exclusion from the “genre turn” canon.
Richard JosephOct 2, 2022
- Fiction
- Literary Fiction
Survival Strategies: On Meghan Gilliss’s “Lungfish”
Amanda Paige Inman reviews Meghan Gilliss’s debut novel “Lungfish.”
Amanda Paige InmanOct 1, 2022
- Fiction
Dickens for the Civil Rights–Era South: On Joseph Allen Boone’s “Furnace Creek”
Suzanne Keen reviews Joseph Allen Boone’s new novel “Furnace Creek.”
Suzanne KeenSep 30, 2022
- Fiction
- Literary Fiction
A Cartography of Redemption: On Heimito von Doderer’s “The Strudlhof Steps”
Joshua Hren reviews the first English translation of Heimito von Doderer’s “The Strudlhof Steps,” by Vincent Kling.
Joshua HrenSep 29, 2022
- Around the World
- Fiction
Such Little Babies: On Tom Perrotta’s “Tracy Flick Can’t Win”
Annie Berke breaks down the appeal of the title character in Tom Perrotta's "Tracy Flick Can't Win."
Annie BerkeSep 26, 2022
- Fiction
- Film
Melancholy’s the Word: On C. A. Davids’s “How to Be a Revolutionary”
Hilary Lynd reviews South African author C. A. Davids’s latest novel, “How to Be a Revolutionary.”
Hilary LyndSep 25, 2022
- Around the World
- Fiction
The Shadow of Annihilation: On W. G. Sebald
Alex Harvey explores the hidden treasures of memory in the work of W. G. Sebald.
Alex HarveySep 21, 2022
- Around the World
- Fiction
The Inner Lives of Others: On Peter C. Baker’s “Planes”
Toral Jatin Gajarawala assesses Peter C. Baker’s experimental novel “Planes,” about terrorism and interlinked lives.
Toral Jatin GajarawalaSep 20, 2022
Press On: Black Sparrow Is Back
Josh Sherman on the relaunch of a legendary small-press literary publisher.
Josh ShermanSep 19, 2022
- Fiction
- Poetry
To Die Alone: On Coco Picard’s “The Healing Circle”
Babi Oloko delves into Coco Picard’s evocative ruminations on authentic living and authentic dying in her resonant and original novel “The Healing Circle.”
Babi OlokoSep 17, 2022
- Comics
- Fiction