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We Are Born with a Homing Beacon
Vesna Jaksic Lowe interviews Croatian author Lidija Hilje about her debut novel, “Slanting Towards the Sea.”
Fiction
"Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth isn't." — Mark Twain
Poland as a State of Mind
Agnieszka Dale considers Antonia Lloyd-Jones’s new anthology “The Penguin Book of Polish Short Stories.”
No One Wants to Be the Supporting Character in Their Own Life
Adam Straus interviews Lucas Schaefer about his debut novel “The Slip.”
Out of Language Comes Nothing and Everything
Jennifer Kabat writes on Lynne Tillman and her new collection, “Thrilled to Death.”
Journey to the End of Autofiction
Emily Wells and Aaron Bornstein talk with John Tottenham about his debut novel, “Service.”
We Know It’s a Show
Hamilton Cain reviews Gary Shteyngart’s “Vera, or Faith.”
The Missing Maoist Middle of Dag Solstad
David M. Smith examines the career of the great Norwegian novelist Dag Solstad, and the gaps in English translation of his work.
Emergency Unending
Darren Wan reviews Hai Fan’s “Delicious Hunger,” translated by Jeremy Tiang, as well as Tiang’s own novel, “State of Emergency.”
Preferring the Company of Parrots and Dogs
Nolan Kelly watches two movie adaptations of Sigrid Nunez novels, “The Room Next Door” and “The Friend.”
The Semiotics of Girlblogging
Tess Pollok interviews Olivia Kan-Sperling about her debut novel, “Little Pink Book.”
I’m Just Presenting a Clown
Cameron Engwall talks with Erica Peplin about “Work Nights,” her debut novel.
Cruel Indifference
Tess Pollok interviews Stephanie Wambugu about her debut novel “Lonely Crowds.”
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