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Dark Desires and Desperate Emotions: On Ariana Harwicz’s “Tender”
The Argentine author writes beautifully about relationships that strain the bounds of desire and push the limits of morality.
Fiction
"Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth isn't." — Mark Twain
“Living Like a Word Between Parentheses”: On Julio Cortázar’s “Letters from Mom”
A key story from the seminal postmodern pentad “Las armas secretas” (1959), translated into English for the first time.
Four Questions for Xochitl Gonzalez Regarding Her Debut Novel, “Olga Dies Dreaming”
Xochitl Gonzalez speaks with Daniel Olivas about her debut novel, exploring Nuyorican identity, and the gentrification of Brooklyn.
A Space Held Against Disappearance: On Diana Abu-Jaber’s “Fencing with the King”
An expansive, polyvocal novel that explores Jordanian American cultural inheritance.
Prague Always, Always Wins: On Daniela Hodrová’s “City of Torment”
A surreal Czech masterpiece that plumbs the magical depths of one of the world’s great cities.
“Our Time Together”: Remembering Allen Wier
A eulogy for a beloved writer and friend.
Revising the First Draft of the World: On Sheila Heti’s “Pure Colour”
Sheila Heti’s new novel is a tale about grieving during the Anthropocene.
Deep in the Jaundiced Heart of Texas
Edna Ferber’s 1952 best seller “Giant” prefigured the ugly truths that lie at the core of Trumpism.
Very Much Alive: On Philip Ó Ceallaigh’s “Trouble”
Jean Hey lands in “Trouble,” the latest short story collection from Philip Ó Ceallaigh.
World Emergency: On the Fictions of Zac Smith and Mark Baumer
Two offbeat talents who capture the pulsing crux of living in our capitalist wasteland.
A Fuckboy’s Own Story: A Conversation with Sean Thor Conroe
The author on his debut novel, “Fuccboi,” and the literary roots of autofiction.
Living in Extremity: On Julia May Jonas’s “Vladimir”
A dark, enigmatic tale of a primarily imagined, and then ultimately enacted, obsession.
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