Fiction

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

Storytelling and Forgetfulness
Amit Chaudhuri considers the relation between living, telling, and writing.
Amit ChaudhuriSep 20, 2019
Sunrise Over Maafa: On Edwidge Danticat’s “Everything Inside: Stories”
Joanie Conwell looks at “Everything Inside” by Edwidge Danticat.
Joanie ConwellSep 18, 2019
- Fiction
One Story: A Conversation with Janet Fitch About “The Revolution of Marina M.” and “Chimes of a Lost Cathedral”
Boris Dralyuk asks Janet Fitch about poetry, film, and her latest novel, “Chimes of a Lost Cathedral,” the continuation of “The Revolution of Marina M.”
Boris DralyukSep 18, 2019
- Fiction
Monstrous Acts and Erections of Doom: On Five ’80s-Era “Paperbacks from Hell”
Alan Scherstuhl braves the descent into Valancourt’s ’80s-era horror reprint series, “Paperbacks from Hell.”
Alan ScherstuhlSep 18, 2019
- Fiction
Bookmatched: An Interview with Gregory Spatz
Jacob Singer talks to Gregory Spatz about his new book, "What Could Be Saved."
Jacob SingerSep 17, 2019
- Fiction
- Music
An Anti-PC Morality Tale
Scott Johnston’s “Campusland” is a half-baked satire of campus life and politics.
Joseph HoganSep 17, 2019
- Fiction
Generational Zinking: Nell Zink’s “Doxology”
Tausif Noor takes a look at Nell Zink's new novel, "Doxology."
Tausif NoorSep 15, 2019
- Fiction
Smoking with Elvis: A Tale of the Mangled Generation
A superb translation of a bleakly brilliant novel about the Bosnian war.
Michael TateSep 15, 2019
- Around the World
- Fiction
“Because She Meant God and We Meant Something Else”: On Susan Steinberg’s “Machine”
Andrew Schenker reviews Susan Steinberg’s novel, “Machine,” which dares its readers to find meaning along with its narrator.
Andrew SchenkerSep 14, 2019
- Fiction
In the Margins: A Conversation with Kate Zambreno
Sara Black McCulloch speaks to Kate Zambreno, author of “Screen Tests,” a collection of stories and other writing.
Sara Black McCullochSep 13, 2019
- Fiction
- Gender & Sexuality
The Catalan Paradox, Part V: A Conversation with Enrique Vila-Matas
Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi talks to novelist Enrique Vila-Matas in her latest look at Catalan literature.
Azareen Van der Vliet OloomiSep 8, 2019
- Around the World
- Fiction
Proletarian Roadkill
Woody Haut reviews a new biography of Nelson Algren.
Woody HautSep 6, 2019