Fiction

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

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  When It’s Good, It’s Really Good

  Cameron Engwall talks with Cora Lewis about “Information Age,” her debut novella.

  Cameron EngwallJul 16

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  The Party

  Erin Taylor writes about a reclusive Hollywood couple in a short story from LARB Quarterly no. 45: “Submission.”

  Erin TaylorJul 15

  • LARB Lit

  • Fiction

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  This World of Dissemblers

  Tess Pollok interviews Adam Ross about his novel "Playworld."

  Tess PollokJul 15

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  We Killed the Right Animal

  Nate Rogers revisits Larry McMurtry’s barn burner “Lonesome Dove,” which turned 40 this year and is experiencing a renaissance.

  Nate RogersJul 14

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  Gravestones in the Basement

  Leah Dworkin interviews Harris Lahti about his debut novel, “Foreclosure Gothic.”

  Leah DworkinJul 13

  • Fiction

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  Love in a Time of Revolution

  Torsa Ghosal speaks with Nishant Batsha about his new novel, “A Bomb Placed Close to the Heart.”

  Torsa GhosalJul 8

  • Fiction

  • History

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  Life Takes Over

  Samuel Rutter interviews Abdulrazak Gurnah on colonial legacies and the direction of contemporary literature, in a preview of LARB Quarterly no. 45: “Submission.”

  Samuel RutterJul 5

  • LARB Lit

  • Fiction

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  I Watch the Witch Burn

  Reece Sisto reviews Jeff Weiss’s “Waiting for Britney Spears.”

  Reece SistoJun 29

  • Fiction

  • Cultural Studies

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  Movement Injuries

  Christopher T. Fan explores two new novels, Brian Hioe’s “Taipei at Daybreak” and Yáng Shuāng-zǐ’s “Taiwan Travelogue.”

  Christopher T. FanJun 24

  • Fiction

  • History

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  The Heart Keeps On

  Daniel Grubbs-Donovan reviews Martin Aitken’s new translation of “Stay with Me,” a recent novel by Norwegian author Hanne Ørstavik.

  Daniel Grubbs-DonovanJun 23

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  Trans Women in the Heartland

  Lori Marso examines “Woodworking,” the debut novel from fellow South Dakotan Emily St. James.

  Lori MarsoJun 23

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  • Politics

  • Gender & Sexuality

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  A Story Needs to Shake You Up

  Akanksha Singh speaks with Jonas Hassen Khemiri, author of “The Sisters,” about the process of translating his own work and the power of the stories we tell ourselves.

  Akanksha SinghJun 22

  • Fiction