Mutual Aid Is the Norm
Ray Nayler discusses his new novel and the ‘rhizome of care’ that links us with nonhuman species.
Fiction
"Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth isn't." — Mark Twain
Female Power Versus Toxic Masculinity
The three newly translated novellas in Belgian author Jacqueline Harpman’s ‘We Were Forbidden’ display a storytelling skill that seems magically effortless.
Poets in the Workplace
Daniel Poppick discusses his new novel, an exploration of ‘the unique absurdism of the gone-but-not-forgotten era of office culture between the Great Recession and the COVID-19 pandemic.’
The Uncommitted Man
A new translation of Ivan Turgenev’s 1867 novel ‘Smoke’ explores the main concerns of the author’s life.
An Intrusive Culture of Care
Aruni Kashyap discusses his new novel, a portrayal of the small pleasures of everyday life that a group of friends tries to safeguard against the violence of the Indian state.
Character Study
The burgeoning field of fiction character biographies.
Anarcho-Thumbelina
Romanian author Oana Aristide’s new novel is an entertaining fable of serial murder, killer bears, and revolution.
An Echo, a Movement
Two recent novels tackle the complex aftermath of the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests.
A Reign of Silence
The first novel to appear in English from a Swedish modern master.
Who Owns Women Detectives?
Now that Miss Marple and Nancy Drew’s early novels are entering the public domain, what comes next for them?
Doing It Wrong
Antonio Moresco’s newly translated novel is a series of a non-epiphanies played out against a background of static malaise.
Advice from a Stunt Double
In this new story, a stunt double finds Brooklyn’s industrial backyard ripe for urban exploration, and for losing yourself along the way.
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