Fiction

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

Millennial Moods
Anna Aguiar Kosicki considers Cora Lewis’s debut novel “Information Age.”
Anna Aguiar KosickiJul 27, 2025
- Fiction
Many Unsaid Things
Grace Linden considers Kate Briggs’s new translation of “Lili Is Crying,” by Hélène Bessette.
Grace LindenJul 24, 2025
- Fiction
Do Panic
Gideon Leek evaluates Michael Clune’s debut novel, “Pan.”
Gideon LeekJul 24, 2025
- Fiction
One-Night Stands with Wild Strangers
Joselyn Takacs interviews Amy Silverberg about her debut novel, “First Time, Long Time.”
Joselyn TakacsJul 23, 2025
- Fiction
The Shadow-Sister’s Solidarity
Cory Oldweiler reviews Norwegian author Linn Ullmann’s novel “Girl, 1983,” newly translated by Martin Aitken.
Cory OldweilerJul 23, 2025
- Fiction
- Memoir & Essay
When It’s Good, It’s Really Good
Cameron Engwall talks with Cora Lewis about “Information Age,” her debut novella.
Cameron EngwallJul 16, 2025
- Fiction
The Party
Erin Taylor writes about a reclusive Hollywood couple in a short story from LARB Quarterly no. 45: “Submission.”
Erin TaylorJul 15, 2025
- LARB Lit
- Fiction
This World of Dissemblers
Tess Pollok interviews Adam Ross about his novel "Playworld."
Tess PollokJul 15, 2025
- Fiction
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, 2025
- Fiction
Gravestones in the Basement
Leah Dworkin interviews Harris Lahti about his debut novel, “Foreclosure Gothic.”
Leah DworkinJul 13, 2025
- Fiction
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, 2025
- Fiction
- History
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, 2025
- LARB Lit
- Fiction