Fiction

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

An Unkillable Streak of the Utopian
Sophie Lewis considers Keiran Goddard’s “I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning.”
Sophie LewisJun 9
- Fiction
The Fine Art of Bad Writing
Dan Sinykin interviews Tom Comitta about their latest project, “People’s Choice Literature: The Most Wanted and Unwanted Novels.”
Dan SinykinJun 5
- Literary Criticism
- Fiction
Belly-Crawling Through the Dark
Alyssa Quinn reviews Ben Segal’s experimental novel “Tunnels.”
Alyssa QuinnJun 1
- Fiction
Stop Living Inside Literature
Bekah Waalkes reviews Turkish author Tezer Özlü’s novel “Journey to the Edge of Life,” translated by Maureen Freely.
Bekah WaalkesMay 28
- Fiction
It’s the Same Story Everywhere
Sasha Vasilyuk interviews Boris Fishman about his latest novel, “The Unwanted.”
Sasha VasilyukMay 22
- Fiction
Ukrainian Gothic
Tom Johnson interviews Nick Owchar about his novel “A Walker in the Evening.”
Tom JohnsonMay 20
- Fiction
Opening the Pandora’s Box of Latin American Women’s Writing
Elaine Elinson reviews Kit Maude’s new translation of “We, the Casertas,” a novel by Argentine author Aurora Venturini.
Elaine ElinsonMay 14
- Fiction
Portals and Possibilities
Ruth Joffre reviews Debbie Urbanski’s story collection “Portalmania.”
Ruth JoffreMay 13
- Fiction
- SF
Oh So Confused
Leo Lasdun examines Lydia Millet’s “Atavists.”
Leo LasdunMay 9
- Fiction
A Last Resort
Cory Oldweiler considers German author Franziska Gänsler’s debut novel, “Eternal Summer,” newly translated by Imogen Taylor.
Cory OldweilerMay 6
- Fiction
- Environment
Making Art Under Fascism
Kai Maristed reviews the new translation of Austro-German author Daniel Kehlmann’s 2023 novel “The Director,” translated by Ross Benjamin.
Kai MaristedMay 6
- Fiction
- Film
Savage Meritocracies
Alix Ohlin revisits Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel “Never Let Me Go” on the occasion of its 20th anniversary.
Alix OhlinApr 28