Fiction

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

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  Working Out the Kinks

  Brittany Menjivar interviews Brittany Newell about style, symbolism, and representations of sex work in her second novel, “Soft Core.”

  Brittany MenjivarMar 27

  • Fiction

  • Gender & Sexuality

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  Dissidence and Resistance

  Mitchell Abidor reviews Peter Weiss’s novel “The Aesthetics of Resistance, Volume III,” newly translated by Joel Scott.

  Mitchell AbidorMar 26

  • Fiction

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  Can the “E” in E-girl Stand for Ecstatic?

  Leah Abrams reviews Sophie Kemp’s debut novel “Paradise Logic.”

  Leah AbramsMar 25

  • Fiction

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  Preparing for the Plunge

  David Amsden returns to John Cheever’s “The Swimmer” while cruising Los Angeles’s rentable swimming pools.

  David AmsdenMar 23

  • Memoir & Essay

  • Fiction

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  Leaving and Arriving

  Max Callimanopulos examines Nobel laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah’s new novel “Theft.”

  Max CallimanopulosMar 18

  • Fiction

  • Cultural Studies

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  Morbid Symptoms Par Excellence

  Irene Katz Connelly reviews Michelle de Kretser’s new novel “Theory & Practice.”

  Irene Katz ConnellyMar 15

  • Fiction

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  William Faulkner’s Polish Afterlife

  Michał Choiński ponders the sudden popularity of new translations of William Faulkner’s novels in Poland.

  Michał ChoińskiMar 13

  • Fiction

  • Literary Criticism

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  Rereading “Sula” After the Fall of Roe

  Kelly Marie Coyne revisits Toni Morrison’s “Sula” in the wake of Roe v. Wade’s overturning.

  Kelly Marie CoyneMar 10

  • Fiction

  • Politics

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  The Light and the Poverty

  Dominic Amerena examines the enduring appeal of Greece and the destination novel.

  Dominic AmerenaMar 7

  • Fiction

  • Cultural Studies

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  These Words Contain My Pulse

  Cory Oldweiler reviews Argentine author Agustina Bazterrica’s terrifying dystopian novel “The Unworthy,” translated by Sarah Moses.

  Cory OldweilerMar 6

  • Fiction

  • SF

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  The Matador Waits

  Dashiel Carrera reviews Nathan Dragon’s “The Champ Is Here.”

  Dashiel CarreraMar 6

  • Fiction

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  The People’s Literary Sport

  Souli Boutis reviews Carlos Labbé’s novel “The Murmuration,” translated by Will Vanderhyden.

  Souli BoutisMar 5

  • Fiction

  • Sports