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Fiction

I’m Looking to Jump Ship Sooner Than I Should: A Conversation with Percival Everett
Percival Everett, this year’s LARB Lifetime Achievement Award winner, in conversation with Ayize Jama-Everett....
Ayize Jama-EverettFeb 4
- Fiction
Let the Knife Speak: On José Rizal
Gina Apostol explores the works and cultural meanings of the great Filipino rebel-poet José Rizal....
Gina ApostolJan 30
- Fiction
- History
Women of Iran Rise and Revolt: On Dora Levy Mossanen’s “Love and War in the Jewish Quarter”
Tabby Refael reviews Dora Levy Mossanen’s new novel “Love and War in the Jewish Quarter.”...
Tabby RefaelJan 29
- Fiction
Hell Is the British Museum: On S. J. Fowler’s “Mueum”
Guy Stevenson reviews S. J. Fowler’s new novel “Mueum.”...
Guy StevensonJan 27
- Fiction
The Mirror World of Counterculture: On Lauren John Joseph’s “At Certain Points We Touch”
Sally McGrane reviews Lauren John Joseph’s debut novel “At Certain Points We Touch.”...
Sally McGraneJan 23
- Fiction
Psychic Frictions: On Donald Moss’s “Psychoanalysis in a Plague Year” and Sharon Kivland’s “Abécédaire”
Ed Luker reviews Sharon Kivland’s “Abécédaire” and Donald Moss’s “Psychoanalysis in a Plague Year.”...
Ed LukerJan 19
- Fiction
- Nonfiction
Fruit Without Taste: On Marguerite Duras’s “The Easy Life”
Apoorva Tadepalli reviews Marguerite Duras’s “The Easy Life.”...
Apoorva TadepalliJan 17
- Fiction
- Translation
Toxic Streaming Event: On Noah Baumbach’s “White Noise”
A. M. Gittlitz reviews Noah Baumbach’s adaptation of “White Noise.”...
A. M. GittlitzJan 16
- Fiction
- Film
Are You Living Your Best Multiverse Life?: An Interview with Jonathan Carroll
Evan Selinger talks with Jonathan Carroll about how to choose your best multiverse life in his new novel “Mr. Breakfast.”...
Evan SelingerJan 14
C. L. R. James: Renaissance Revolutionary
Alan Warhaftig recalls his encounters with C. L. R. James, one of the finest public intellectuals of the 20th century....
Alan WarhaftigJan 12
Don’t Be Afraid of Going Wrong: Conversations with C. L. R. James
Alan Warhaftig talks with C. L. R. James about revolutionary politics, the ethics of cricket, and his novel “Minty Alley.”...
Alan WarhaftigJan 12
Mathematical Tragedy: On Cormac McCarthy’s “Stella Maris”
Thomas J. Millay reviews Cormac McCarthy’s novel “Stella Maris.”...
Thomas J. MillayJan 5
- Fiction
Anchor Points and Improvisations: A Conversation Between Jeff Jackson and Dashiel Carrera
Dashiel Carrera and Jeff Jackson discuss how music has inspired the form and content of their novels....
Jeff Jackson, Dashiel CarreraJan 4
- Fiction
- Music
A Second, Silent Language: A Conversation with Jon Fosse
Remo Verdickt and Emiel Roothooft speak with Norwegian author Jon Fosse about his novel collection “Septology I-VII.”...
Remo Verdickt, Emiel RoothooftDec 31, 2022
Mankind Is a Piece of Shit: On Keiron Pim’s “Endless Flight”
Luke Warde reviews Keiron Pim’s new biography “Endless Flight: The Life of Joseph Roth.”...
Luke WardeDec 24, 2022
- Biography
- Fiction
Whatever Weapon: On Gender and Italian Literature
Janna Brancolini discusses the dynamic relationship between restrictive Italian gender roles, Italy’s biggest literary prize, and the nation's history of women writers, who have rarely won it....
Janna BrancoliniDec 23, 2022
Persecution Mania: On Alisa Ganieva’s “Offended Sensibilities”
Cory Oldweiler reviews Alisa Ganieva’s 2018 novel “Offended Sensibilities,” translated from the Russian by Carol Apollonio....
Cory OldweilerDec 23, 2022
- Fiction
- Translation
The Faustian Bargain of Princess Stories: A Conversation with Barbara Bourland
Nate Brown talks with Barbara Bourland about her new novel “The Force of Such Beauty.”...
Nate BrownDec 22, 2022
- Fiction
A Singular Disappointment: On Martha Anne Toll’s “Three Muses”
Debby Waldman is not inspired by Martha Anne Toll’s “Three Muses.”...
Debby WaldmanDec 21, 2022
- Fiction
War Is a Structure: On Jamil Jan Kochai’s “The Haunting of Hajji Hotak and Other Stories”
Najwa Mayer reviews Jamil Jan Kochai’s new collection “The Haunting of Hajji Hotak and Other Stories.”...
Najwa MayerDec 20, 2022
- Fiction
- Translation
Pushing Against the Self in Fiction: A Conversation with Akil Kumarasamy
Mona Kareem talks with Akil Kumarasamy about her new novel, “Meet Us by the Roaring Sea.”...
Mona KareemDec 18, 2022
- Fiction
- Speculative Fiction
Desire for a Proper Life: On Cho Nam-joo’s “Saha”
Sheila McClear reviews South Korean author Cho Nam-joo’s new novel “Saha,” translated by Jamie Chang....
Sheila McClearDec 15, 2022
- Fiction
- Translation
Startling Glimmers of Truth: On Ling Ma’s “Bliss Montage”
Kathy Chow reviews Ling Ma’s debut collection of stories, “Bliss Montage.”...
Kathy ChowDec 14, 2022
- Fiction
The Tang of Herded Men, and Their Smell: On the Centennial Edition of E. E. Cummings’s “The Enormous Room”
Benjamin Shull reviews a new edition of E. E. Cummings’s “The Enormous Room.”...
Benjamin ShullDec 12, 2022