Fiction

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

A Terrible Beauty: On Fernanda Melchor’s “Hurricane Season”
Amanda Dennis weathers “Hurricane Season,” the recently published novel by Fernanda Melchor and translated by Sophie Hughes.
Amanda DennisMar 31, 2020
- Around the World
- Fiction
Out of Focus: On Helena Janeczek’s “The Girl with the Leica”
Magdalena Miecznicka looks at Helena Janeczek’s novel “The Girl with the Leica,” translated by Ann Goldstein.
Magdalena MiecznickaMar 30, 2020
- Around the World
- Fiction
Miami Heat: On Juliana Delgado Lopera’s “Fiebre Tropical”
Dan López reviews Juliana Delgado Lopera’s “Fiebre Tropical,” a novel that gets at the queer feeling of ambivalence that attends home and family.
Dan LópezMar 27, 2020
- Fiction
- Gender & Sexuality
Life Out of Balance: Deb Olin Unferth’s “Barn 8”
Nathan Scott McNamara reviews Deb Olin Unferth's new novel, "Barn 8."
Nathan Scott McNamaraMar 26, 2020
- Fiction
America’s Long Game: On Emily Nemens’s “The Cactus League”
Mike Broida gets sent to “The Cactus League,” the debut novel from Emily Nemens.
Mike BroidaMar 26, 2020
- Fiction
- Sports
The Closeted Republican: Jessica Anthony’s “Enter the Aardvark”
Eric Farwell reviews “Enter the Aardvark,” the new novel from Jessica Anthony.
Eric FarwellMar 24, 2020
- Fiction
Like a Great Fish: Simile and Structure in Brandon Taylor’s “Real Life”
T. S. Mendola likes “Real Life,” the new novel by Brandon Taylor.
T. S. MendolaMar 24, 2020
- Fiction
The Wolves Eat Each Other and So Do We: On Neda Disney’s “Planting Wolves”
Chelsea Sutton reviews "Planting Wolves," the debut novel from L.A. writer Neda Disney.
Chelsea SuttonMar 21, 2020
- Fiction
A Bit Like Paint-By-Numbers: An Interview with Mara Faye Lethem
Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi talks to translator Mara Faye Lethem about linguistic politics, the future of Catalonia, and her path to translation.
Azareen Van der Vliet OloomiMar 19, 2020
- Around the World
- Fiction
Detours Through History: Three New Translations of Bohumil Hrabal’s Early Prose
Stephan Delbos considers Bohumil Hrabal’s fictionalized accounts of his artistic and intellectual growth.
Stephan DelbosMar 19, 2020
- Around the World
- Fiction
Humor Is the Dominant Note: On James McBride’s “Deacon King Kong”
Clifford Thompson reviews the latest novel from National Book Award winner James McBride, “Deacon King Kong.”
Clifford ThompsonMar 18, 2020
- Fiction
Failing to Find the Language of Pain: On Gayle Brandeis’s “Many Restless Concerns: The Victims of Countess Báthory Speak in Chorus”
Elena Goukassian listens to “Many Restless Concerns,” the new novel in poems by Gayle Brandeis.
Elena GoukassianMar 17, 2020
- Fiction
- Poetry