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Gentrifi(Kink)tion: Sex Writing Goes Literary, Again
Daniel Felsenthal on the presumptions and missed opportunities of “Kink.”
Fiction
"Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth isn't." — Mark Twain
Waking from Dreams: Haruki Murakami’s Short Stories
Haruki Murakami’s new collection of stories is an assortment of alluring, mysterious dreams.
Four Questions for Luis Alfaro Regarding His “Greek Trilogy”
Daniel Olivas asks Luis Alfaro four burning questions on his newly published trilogy of Greek plays.
On Borders and Belonging: Gabriela Garcia’s “Of Women and Salt”
A wrenching debut novel about the connections and disconnections between Latinx mothers and daughters.
The Texture of Awareness: On Pete Duval’s “The Deposition”
Pete Duval’s new story collection, “The Deposition,” is a necessary book for the depth of the questions it asks.
Familiar Strangers: On Jhumpa Lahiri’s “Whereabouts”
Jhumpa Lahiri’s self-translated Italian novel is a book Lahiri would never have written first in English.
Language Is a Place: A Conversation with Jhumpa Lahiri
The plurilingual author discusses her art, the magic of writers’ diaries, and the sacred task of translation.
The Trauma of Partition: A Conversation with Anjali Enjeti
Anjali Enjeti discusses her new novel of family life and communal tragedy, “The Parted Earth.”
Peripheral Visionaries: On C. P. Rosenthal’s “The Hammer, the Sickle and the Heart: Trotsky and Kahlo in Mexico”
A new novel about revolutionary politics and the seductions of art in 1930s Mexico.
The Unruliness of Life: A Conversation with Marisa Silver
Meredith Maran interviews Marisa Silver about her latest novel, “The Mysteries.”
Friday Prayers: On Aslı Biçen’s “Snapping Point”
Aslı Biçen’s novel is a political allegory of Erdoğan’s Turkey that works in other contexts, too.
When We No Longer Believe: On Rachel Cusk’s “Second Place”
Rachel Cusk’s new novel is an uneasy exercise in philosophical abstraction.
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