Fiction

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

We All Inhabit This Small Planet
Heather Cass White considers David Szalay’s latest novel, “Flesh.”
Heather Cass WhiteApr 21
- Fiction
Points of Confluence
Michael Knapp reviews “The Voices of Adriana” by Elvira Navarro, translated by Christina MacSweeney.
Michael KnappApr 19
- Fiction
Step Right Up and See This Ghastly Town
Cory Oldweiler reviews Ecuadoran author Natalia García Freire’s new novel, “The Carnival of Atrocities,” translated by Victor Meadowcroft.
Cory OldweilerApr 11
- Fiction
They Really Love Their Twee Life in Berlin
Aaron Labaree reviews Vincenzo Latronico’s novel “Perfection,” translated by Sophie Hughes.
Aaron LabareeApr 11
- Fiction
Reservation Politics
Sarah McEachern reviews Jon Hickey’s debut novel “Big Chief.”
Sarah McEachernApr 8
- Fiction
The Unsettled Self
Grace Linden reviews Katie Kitamura’s “Audition”
Grace LindenApr 7
- Fiction
Whose Voices Are These?
Leland de la Durantaye considers art, abstraction, and violence in Rachel Cusk’s “Parade.”
Leland de la DurantayeApr 6
- Fiction
The Freeway Novel
Skijler Hutson considers how the Los Angeles freeway system has figured in fiction.
Skijler HutsonApr 4
- Fiction
In Its Purest Form
Claire Messud reads “Lolita” on its 70th anniversary, in an essay from the LARB Quarterly, issue no. 44, “Pressure.”
Claire MessudApr 2
- LARB Lit
- Fiction
At the Point of the Sword, Magic
Sarah McEachern reviews Clarice Lispector’s “Covert Joy: Selected Stories.”
Sarah McEachernApr 1
- Fiction
The Metaphors Sustain
Anabelle Johnston reviews Mai Ishizawa’s “The Place of Shells,” translated by Polly Barton.
Anabelle JohnstonApr 1
- Fiction
Hazy Passages
Tom Zoellner speaks with Sameer Pandya, author of “Our Beautiful Boys,” about football, India, teenage hazing, and the tyranny of success.
Tom ZoellnerMar 28
- Fiction