Fiction

Where Life Is Precious, Life Is Precious. And Surely That’s Not Here: On Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah’s “Chain-Gang All-Stars”
Salem James Martinez reviews Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah’s “Chain-Gang All-Stars.”...
Salem James MartinezSep 29
The Limits of Agency: On Olga Ravn’s “My Work”
Ariel Courage reviews Olga Ravn’s “My Work,” translated by Sophia Hersi Smith and Jennifer Russell....
Ariel CourageSep 26
- Fiction
The Lines That Cannot Be Broken: On Krisztina Tóth’s “Barcode”
Daniel W. Pratt reviews a new translation of Hungarian author Krisztina Tóth’s story collection “Barcode.”...
Daniel W. PrattSep 18
- Fiction
The Wound That Won’t Heal: On Norman Manea’s “Exiled Shadow”
Cory Oldweiler reviews Romanian author Norman Manea’s newly translated novel “Exiled Shadow.”...
Cory OldweilerSep 16
- Fiction
There’s No Harold Here: On Henry Bean’s “The Nenoquich”
Vincenzo Barney reviews Henry Bean’s newly released novel “The Nenoquich.”...
Vincenzo BarneySep 11
- Fiction
Zeal, Wit, and Fury: The Queer Black Modernism of Claude McKay
Gary Edward Holcomb considers the suppressed legacy of Claude McKay’s two “lost” novels, “Amiable with Big Teeth” and “Romance in Marseille.”...
Gary Edward HolcombSep 11
- Fiction
- Poetry
Spooky Sexy: A Conversation with K. Patrick
Naomi Pearce talks with K. Patrick about their debut novel, “Mrs. S.”...
Naomi PearceSep 8
- Fiction
We Are Committing Suicide as a Species: A Conversation with Ariel Dorfman
Rebecca Chace speaks with Ariel Dorfman about his new book, “The Suicide Museum."...
Rebecca ChaceSep 5
- Fiction
Doomed to Destiny: On Matthew Salesses’s “The Sense of Wonder”
Will Hagle reviews Matthew Salesses’s new novel “The Sense of Wonder.”...
Will HagleSep 3
- Fiction
Ripening and Rotting in the Uncanny Valley: On Sarah Rose Etter’s “Ripe”
Hannah Bonner reviews Sarah Rose Etter’s new novel “Ripe.”...
Hannah BonnerSep 2
- Fiction
Prison Left Me Laughing: A Conversation with Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
Remo Verdickt and Emiel Roothooft talk with Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o about his new book, “The Language of Languages.”...
Remo Verdickt, Emiel RoothooftSep 1
- Fiction
Nature’s on Top This Time: On Arthur Conan Doyle’s “The Lost World and The Poison Belt”
Sasha Karsavina reviews Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s “The Lost World and The Poison Belt” from the MIT Press Radium Age series....
Sasha KarsavinaAug 31
- Fiction
- Speculative Fiction
Rereading George Eliot One Year After “Dobbs”
Dara Rossman Regaignon explores what George Eliot’s Victorian fiction can tell us about the complexities of pregnancy, viability, miscarriage, abortion, and intent....
Dara Rossman RegaignonAug 28
- Fiction
- Politics and Economics
Toxic Masculinity Is a Deep Sort of Loneliness: A Conversation with Ben Purkert
Katya Apekina speaks with Ben Purkert about his debut novel “The Men Can’t Be Saved.”...
Katya ApekinaAug 26
- Fiction
- Poetry
High-Octane Hopes: On Lou Mathews’s “L.A. Breakdown”
Nancy Spiller reviews a new reprint of Lou Mathews’s classic novel “L.A. Breakdown.”...
Nancy SpillerAug 22
- Fiction
Sit with the Echo: A Conversation with Ashley Wurzbacher
Allie Rowbottom speaks with Ashley Wurzbacher about her new novel, “How to Care for a Human Girl.”...
Allie RowbottomAug 20
- Fiction
Fission and Fusion: On Ann Patchett’s “Tom Lake”
Grace Linden reviews Ann Patchett’s “Tom Lake.”...
Grace LindenAug 12
- Fiction
The Labor of Being: A Conversation with Bojan Louis
Quyen Pham talks with Bojan Louis about his award-winning debut story collection “Sinking Bell."...
Quyen PhamAug 11
- Fiction
Lying, Archiving, Surviving: On Fernanda Melchor’s “This Is Not Miami”
Philip Luke Johnson reviews Fernanda Melchor’s “This Is Not Miami.”...
Philip Luke JohnsonAug 11
- Fiction
- Noir
Lies Are Beautiful. They Make Life Possible: On Ivica Prtenjača’s “Let’s Go Home, Son”
Michael Tate reviews Croatian author Ivica Prtenjača’s newly translated novel “Let’s Go Home, Son."...
Michael TateAug 9
- Fiction
Trapped in a Cage of Loneliness: On Gerda Blees’s “We Are Light”
Cory Oldweiler reviews the new translation of Dutch author Gerda Blees’s debut novel “We Are Light.”...
Cory OldweilerAug 8
- Fiction
A Different Language: A Conversation with Percival Everett
George Makari speaks with novelist Percival Everett....
George MakariAug 7
- Fiction
- Philosophy
These Family Legacies: A Conversation with Ruth Madievsky
Sasha Vasilyuk speaks with Los Angeles–based author Ruth Madievsky about her debut novel, “All-Night Pharmacy.”...
Sasha VasilyukAug 7
- Fiction
Of Autism and Americans: On Marie Myung-Ok Lee’s “Hurt You”
Carol Roh Spaulding reviews Marie Myung-Ok Lee's "Hurt You."...
Carol Roh SpauldingAug 6
- Fiction
- Young Adult & Children’s Literature