Fiction

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

John Waters on Filmmaking, Felonies, Fox News, and Fucking
Conor Williams gawks at “Liarmouth: A Feel-Bad Romance” by John Waters.
Conor WilliamsAug 31, 2022
- Fiction
- Film
This Fabulous, Little-Known Place: On Judita Šalgo’s “The Road to Birobidzhan”
Sibelan Forrester reviews Judita Šalgo’s novel “The Road to Birobidzhan,” translated by John K. Cox.
Sibelan ForresterAug 29, 2022
- Around the World
- Fiction
A Beautiful and Terrible Paradise: On Fernanda Melchor’s “Paradais”
Marcus McGee contextualizes Fernanda Melchor’s “Paradais,” translated by Sophie Hughes.
Marcus McGeeAug 28, 2022
Alternate Atlanta: Michael Bishop’s “The City and the Cygnets”
Doug Davis explores the Urban Nuclei of Michael Bishop's "The City and the Cygnets."
Doug DavisAug 27, 2022
- Fiction
- SF
Meet Melchor: On Javier Cercas’s “Even the Darkest Night”
Tara Cheesman reviews Javier Cercas’s “Even the Darkest Night,” translated by Anne McLean, in which the Spanish author introduces readers to detective Melchor Marín.
Tara CheesmanAug 24, 2022
Herzog in the Jungle
Anne Goldman untangles the jungle of thoughts in Werner Herzog’s novel, “The Twilight World.”
Anne GoldmanAug 23, 2022
“Books Want Things for Themselves”: A Conversation with Alice Elliott Dark
Mark Labowskie talks with Alice Elliott Dark about her new novel, “Fellowship Point.”
Mark LabowskieAug 22, 2022
- Fiction
- Literary Fiction
Voices of Zimbabwe: On NoViolet Bulawayo’s “Glory”
Lizzy Attree reviews Zimbabwean author NoViolet Bulawayo’s new novel, “Glory.”
Lizzy AttreeAug 22, 2022
- Around the World
- Fiction
Re-visioning the Mermaid Romance: Monique Roffey’s “The Mermaid of Black Conch”
Jalondra Davis discovers that in Monique Roffey’s “The Mermaid of Black Conch,” fishermen sing, women scheme, and mermaids shed their tails for sneakers.
Jalondra A. DavisAug 20, 2022
“Enlightened or Disturbed”: A Conversation with Elaine Hsieh Chou
An interview with Elaine Hsieh Chou about love and rage as it plays out in her latest book, "Disorientation," as well as in her funny and heartbreaking piece, “The 100% Silicone Vibrating Ass & Pussy Speaks,” published in the summer “Do You Love Me” issue of The LARB Quarterly.
Ruth Minah BuchwaldAug 18, 2022
- Fiction
- LARB Lit
Love and Friendship Under Late-Stage Capitalism: On Sarah Thankam Mathews’s “All This Could Be Different”
Rafael Frumkin reviews Sarah Thankam Mathews’s new novel “All This Could Be Different.”
Rafael FrumkinAug 18, 2022
- Fiction
Know Thyself: On Clare Pollard’s “Delphi”
Ayelet Haimson Lushkov reviews Clare Pollard’s new novel, “Delphi.”
Ayelet Haimson LushkovAug 15, 2022
- Fiction