Fiction

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

The Novel as Revolutionary Instrument
Holiday Dmitri interviews “Mars Review of Books” founder Noah Kumin about his first novel.
Holiday DmitriJun 22
- Fiction
- Science & Technology
Rehearsing for the Apocalypse
Anna Marie Cain interviews Karen Russell about her latest novel, “The Antidote.”
Anna Marie CainJun 21
- Fiction
The Hidden Injuries of Class
Harry Stecopoulos reviews Joyce Carol Oates’s new novel “Fox.”
Harry StecopoulosJun 21
- Fiction
The Superfluous Man Redux
Josh Billings reviews Russian author Konstantin Vaginov’s newly translated novel “Goat Song.”
Josh BillingsJun 20
- Fiction
If There’s Truth in Cinema, It’s Sideways
Ilana Masad interviews Katharine Coldiron about her new collection of essays, “Out There in the Dark.”
Ilana MasadJun 18
- Memoir & Essay
- Fiction
“My Characters Yearn for Connection”
Radha Vatsal speaks with Mexican author Guadalupe Nettel about her new story collection, “The Accidentals.”
Radha VatsalJun 18
- Fiction
Autofiction’s Primal Scene
Jon Repetti returns to the scene of writing in Catherine Lacey’s new novel “The Möbius Book.”
Jon RepettiJun 17
- Fiction
- Memoir & Essay
Complicity Becomes Us
Matthew D. LaPlante considers the perils of complicity in Boris Fishman’s novel “The Unwanted.”
Matthew D. LaPlanteJun 16
- Politics
- Fiction
How Can You Stop a Country from Happening?
Billy J. Stratton examines Stephen Graham Jones’s “The Buffalo Hunter Hunter.”
Billy J. StrattonJun 15
- Fiction
It Turns Out He Has a Heart
Danielle Chelosky examines Michel Houellebecq’s “Annihilation,” translated by Shaun Whiteside.
Danielle CheloskyJun 14
- Fiction
Wild in a Good Way
Cameron Engwall interviews Rob Franklin about “Great Black Hope,” his debut novel.
Cameron EngwallJun 13
- Fiction
The Legend of Bloomsbury
Isabelle Stuart examines Megan Hunter’s new novel, “Days of Light.”
Isabelle StuartJun 10
- Fiction