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The Human Body as Fever Dream: On Yelena Moskovich’s “A Door Behind a Door”
A surreal and visceral novel about Russian immigrants in 1990s Milwaukee.
Fiction
"Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth isn't." — Mark Twain
The Monumental Unsaid: A Conversation with Rachel Yoder
The author discusses her first novel, “Nightbitch,” and the loneliness of motherhood.
Interconnected Lives: On Greg Sarris’s “Watermelon Nights”
A new reprint of a classic work of contemporary Native American fiction.
A Deep Dive into Caleb Azumah Nelson’s “Open Water”
Tryphena Yeboah reviews Caleb Azumah Nelson's debut novel, "Open Water."
Biting Reality: On Kjell Askildsen’s “Everything Like Before”
Greg Gerke takes us into the fictional and resilient world of Norwegian writer Kjell Askildsen.
The Rubble of Memory: On Francisco Goldman’s “Monkey Boy”
A character much like the author — Jewish, Guatemalan, American, journalist, novelist — looks back on the trauma of his life.
Toil and Trouble
A novel about an English witch hunt enlivens women’s voices missing from the record.
Try Inventing a World: A Conversation with Rachel Pastan
Dinah Lenney speaks to Rachel Pastan, whose latest novel is “In the Field.”
A Heroine’s Journey: On Lana Bastašić’s “Catch the Rabbit”
A funny, fast, and gripping novel filled with observations of Bosnian society that are both tender and incisive.
Reinventing the Historical Novel: A Conversation with Jonathan Lee
The author discusses her new novel, “The Great Mistake,” about New York City legend Andrew Haswell Green.
A Sibyl’s Eye: On S. D. Chrostowska “A Cage for Every Child”
S. D. Chrostowska’s stories are like dreams that last several minutes yet leave our minds occupied for days.
Delmore Schwartz’s Screamatorium
The strangeness and neurotic vitality of Delmore Schwartz’s short fiction merit a closer look.
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