Fiction

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

No Direction Home: On Ben Lerner’s “The Topeka School”
Natasha Boyd visits "The Topeka School," the new novel by Ben Lerner.
Natasha BoydOct 9, 2019
- Fiction
That Life as I Knew It Could Collapse: An Interview with Brian Evenson
Andrew Blevins interviews novelist and short story writer Brian Evenson.
Andrew BlevinsOct 8, 2019
- Fiction
- SF
“Shintity Fug These Vulstes”: On Ksenia Buksha’s “The Freedom Factory”
Yelena Furman deconstructs “The Freedom Factory,” a novel by Ksenia Buksha, translated from Russian by Anne O. Fisher.
Yelena FurmanOct 6, 2019
- Around the World
- Fiction
The Single Most Pristine Certainty: Fleur Jaeggy, Thomas Bernhard, and the Fact of Death
Sophie Madeline Dess wonders what reading novels like “Sweet Days of Discipline” and “Wittgenstein’s Nephew” might teach us about death.
Sophie Madeline DessOct 3, 2019
- Around the World
- Fiction
Girl Meets Void: On Linda Boström Knausgård’s “Welcome to America”
Rebecca Schultz reviews Linda Boström Knausgård’s “Welcome to America,” translated by Martin Aitken.
Rebecca SchultzOct 1, 2019
- Fiction
“The Faster You Pour It Down”: On Charles Bukowski’s “On Drinking”
Anthony Mostrom gets a taste of “On Drinking” by Charles Bukowski, edited by Abel Debritto.
Anthony MostromOct 1, 2019
- Fiction
- Poetry
Womanhood in a Coarse Time: On Janet Fitch’s “Chimes of a Lost Cathedral”
Ani Kokobobo follows a woman’s journey in “Chimes of a Lost Cathedral” by Janet Fitch.
Ani KokoboboSep 30, 2019
- Fiction
The Little Sparks: An Interview with Kimberly King Parsons on “Black Light”
Gene Kwak talks to Kimberly King Parsons about her short story collection, "Black Light," and how she put it together.
Gene KwakSep 29, 2019
- Fiction
Hybrid Noir: On Anita Felicelli’s “Chimerica”
Anna E. Clark reviews Anita Felicelli’s debut novel, “Chimerica.”
Anna E. ClarkSep 26, 2019
- Fiction
What’s Love Got to Do with It? On “Pride and Prejudice” and “Fanny Hill”
Emily Janakiram rethinks our romantic attachments to the “love stories” of John Cleland’s “Fanny Hill” and Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice.”
Emily JanakiramSep 26, 2019
The Sickness of White Supremacy: On Mitchell Zimmerman’s “Mississippi Reckoning”
Hilton Obenzinger considers “Mississippi Reckoning” by Mitchell Zimmerman.
Hilton ObenzingerSep 21, 2019
- Fiction
Journey to Death: On Kathryn Davis’s “The Silk Road”
Michelle Latiolais walks along “The Silk Road” by Kathryn Davis.
Michelle LatiolaisSep 20, 2019
- Fiction