Books Like Pictures in a Gallery: A Conversation with Jonathan Lethem
Sean Hooks talks with Jonathan Lethem about his newest book, “The Arrest.”
Fiction
"Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth isn't." — Mark Twain
Tiptoeing Toward the Very Edge of Believability: An Interview with Kevin Barry
Daneet Steffens interviews Irish author Kevin Barry about his new short story collection, “That Old Country Music.”
Voiceless in Vienna
A new Slovenian novel chronicles the exploits of Nada, daughter of Leopold von Sacher-Masoch.
How to Read an Artichoke: On George Saunders’s “A Swim in a Pond in the Rain”
Robert Allen Papinchak sits in on the master class of “A Swim in a Pond in the Rain” by George Saunders.
Our Man in the Stacks
A new biography of Graham Greene explores the author’s lifelong bibliomania.
The Mythmaker Gazes at Himself: A Conversation with David Leo Rice
Matthew Specktor and author David Leo Rice discuss his book series, “A Room in Dodge City.”
Robert Walser’s Lockdown Britain
Reading Robert Walser in Britain under lockdown is to be confronted with a duality.
“I’m Sure You Understand”: On Pavel Lembersky’s “The Death of Samusis, and Other Stories”
Ian Ross Singleton finds living color in “The Death of Samusis, and Other Stories” by Pavel Lembersky.
The Day Begins with “Evening”: A Conversation with Nessa Rapoport
Nessa Rapoport discusses her second novel, a saga about Jewish sisterhood.
Writing Isn’t a Sacred Activity, It Is an Ordinary Activity: A Conversation with Karl Ove Knausgaard
Bob Blaisdell talks with writer Karl Ove Knausgaard.
The Ineluctable Agon of Desire: Joyce Carol Oates’s Suspense Fiction
The prolific author has produced, sometimes under pseudonyms, a rich harvest of taut, stylish thrillers.
Capitalist Naturalism
Fernanda Melchor’s novel “Hurricane Season” invokes the themes of the classic naturalist novel.
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