Ray Bradbury and the Last Global Pandemic
Ray Bradbury never forgot the tragedy of the 1918 pandemic....
The World Most of Us Don’t See: A Conversation with Katherine Seligman
Laurie Ann Doyle talks with Katherine Seligman about her newest novel, "At the Edge of the Haight."...
Searching for Healing in a Darkening Land
Brandon Hobson’s “The Removed” is a horrific, funny, sensual, thoughtful, and ultimately truthful account of the ongoing scourge of racism....
Death and Hope: On Federico Falco’s “A Perfect Cemetery”
The first translated collection of stories from a celebrated Argentinian author....
“An Apparition, Am I Not?”: On Cynthia Ozick’s “Antiquities”
Nathan Dunne follows Cynthia Ozick into the labyrinth of her latest novel, “Antiquities.”...
Written in the Face: On Sergei Lebedev’s “Untraceable”
Robyn Jensen tracks down Sergei Lebedev’s “Untraceable,” a novel centering on a deadly nerve toxin, translated from the Russian by Antonina W. Bouis....
Fear of Wanting
Two new novels explore the emotional complexities of eating disorders....
The Re-Education of a Colonialist
A new novel by a South Africa author puts the legacy of colonialism on trial — literally....
Unnurtured and Unloved: On Andrea Bajani’s “If You Kept a Record of Sins”
A superb new English translation of a celebrated contemporary Italian novel out now from Achipelago....
What About the Women?: A Conversation with Imbolo Mbue
Rachel Barenbaum talks with Imbolo Mbue about her new novel, “How Beautiful We Were.”...
The Language of Climate Fiction
Katie Yee considers the way fiction writers are approaching the climate catastrophe....
The Brockmeier Variations: A Parade of Spectral Phenomena in “The Ghost Variations”
Ryan Smernoff takes in "The Ghost Variations," a new short story collection by Kevin Brockmeier....
