Fiction

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

When a Woman Turns into a Wife
Jenessa Abrams reviews Sarah Manguso’s “Liars” in the wake of Andrea Skinner’s revelation about her sexual abuse and her mother Alice Munro’s silence.
Jenessa AbramsJul 23
- Fiction
A Treasure Trove of Suppressed Feeling
Rob Latham reviews Peter Bush’s new translation of Honoré de Balzac’s novel “The Lily in the Valley” for NYRB Classics.
Rob LathamJul 23
- Fiction
The Season of Lost Souls
Hamilton Cain reviews the prolific Irish author Kevin Barry’s new literary Western, “The Heart in Winter.”
Hamilton CainJul 22
- Fiction
Nothing Happens Nowhere
Ilana Masad interviews Emma Copley Eisenberg about her first novel, “Housemates.”
Ilana MasadJul 19
- Fiction
Mirror Images: Disabled Writers on Frida Kahlo
Jess Libow explores how disabled writers have taken up Frida Kahlo’s image and legacy.
Jess LibowJul 15
We Think Back Through Our Artistic Mothers
Madeline Howard reviews Hannah Regel’s “The Last Sane Woman.”
Madeline HowardJul 13
- Fiction
What Water Teaches Us
Jenna N. Hanchey reviews Suyi Davies Okungbowa’s “Lost Ark Dreaming.”
Jenna N. HancheyJul 11
- Fiction
- SF
Unhooking: On the Gigification of Intimacy
Kelly Coyne examines gig-work philosophy in Emma Cline’s novel “The Guest” and Gene Stupnitsky’s movie “No Hard Feelings.”
Kelly CoyneJul 3
- Fiction
- Film
Thick with Her Own Threads: On Rosalind Brown’s “Practice”
Meara Sharma reviews Rosalind Brown’s “Practice.”
Meara SharmaJun 26
- Fiction
An Excerpt from Yasmin Zaher’s “The Coin”
LARB presents an excerpt from Yasmin Zaher’s new book “The Coin.”
Yasmin ZaherJun 23
- Fiction
A Cloth Woven of Stories Told: John Barth and the Literature of Rectification
Zach Gibson reflects on the late-career achievement of the late novelist John Barth.
Zach GibsonJun 23
- Fiction
There Are a Lot of Hells: A Conversation with Paul Tremblay
Anna Marie Cain interviews Paul Tremblay about horror movies and his novel “Horror Movie.”
Anna Marie CainJun 22
- Fiction
- SF