Fiction

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

So Gaslit: On Caren Beilin’s “Revenge of the Scapegoat”
Priscilla Posada reviews Caren Beilin’s new novel, “Revenge of the Scapegoat.”
Priscilla PosadaJul 4, 2022
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What Has Become of Home?
Zahra Hankir explores Mai Al-Nakib’s debut novel, “An Unlasting Home.”
Zahra HankirJul 3, 2022
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A Referendum on Nostalgia: On Georgi Gospodinov’s “Time Shelter”
Cory Oldweiler reviews Bulgarian author Georgi Gospodinov’s novel “Time Shelter,” translated by Angela Rodel.
Cory OldweilerJun 24, 2022
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The American Girl and the “Boy from Shobrakheit”: On Noor Naga’s “If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English”
Ian Ross Singleton turns his ear to “If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English,” a new novel by Noor Naga.
Ian Ross SingletonJun 22, 2022
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Medieval Times: On Ottessa Moshfegh’s “Lapvona”
Francesca Billington on the house that Ottessa Moshfegh built.
Francesca BillingtonJun 21, 2022
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Out of the Osage Diaspora: On Chelsea T. Hicks’s “A Calm and Normal Heart”
Ruby Hansen Murray connects with “A Calm and Normal Heart,” the debut story collection of Chelsea T. Hicks.
Ruby Hansen MurrayJun 21, 2022
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We All Killed Suphi: Strangeness as Possibility in Leylâ Erbil’s “A Strange Woman”
Ralph Hubbell reviews “A Strange Woman,” a novel by Turkish author Leylâ Erbil, translated by Nermin Menemencioğlu and Amy Marie Spangler.
Ralph HubbellJun 21, 2022
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“There Is Freedom in Not Having a Script”: A Conversation with Uzma Aslam Khan
Aracelis Girmay speaks to Uzma Aslam Khan about her new novel, “The Miraculous True History of Nomi Ali.”
aracelis girmayJun 17, 2022
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Forging Something Succulent: A Conversation with Jordan Castro
Crow Jonah Norlander asks Jordan Castro about his debut novel, “The Novelist.”
Crow Jonah NorlanderJun 15, 2022
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“A Cow Standing on My Heart”: A Conversation with Caren Beilin
Patrick Cottrell asks Caren Beilin about her new novel, “Revenge of the Scapegoat.”
Patrick CottrellJun 13, 2022
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Waiting for Eucatastrophe: On Katy Carl’s “As Earth Without Water” and Joshua Hren’s “Infinite Regress”
John-Paul Heil finds a yearning for utopia in “As Earth Without Water” by Katy Carl and “Infinite Regress” by Joshua Hren.
John-Paul HeilJun 11, 2022
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A Late Child: The Fiction of Angus Wilson
Robert Cremins remembers the “tattered humanism” of the fine, now sadly neglected, English novelist Angus Wilson.
Robert CreminsJun 8, 2022
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