Fiction

The Worlds of Anthony Powell

The Worlds of Anthony Powell The Worlds of Anthony Powell

Dance to the Music of Time succeeds because it escapes its origins and captures an era marked by uncertainty and wonder.

Jan 24, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Christopher de Bellaigue

Man Reads in DC Metro

Fiction Can Help Us Deal With Trump’s Chaos Fiction Can Help Us Deal With Trump’s Chaos

Making sense of the presidency, one novel at a time.

Jan 24, 2019 / Column / Laila Lalami

Amos Oz Obituary

Remembering Amos Oz, the Humane Heart of Israel Remembering Amos Oz, the Humane Heart of Israel

How will Israel imagine itself with this uncompromising truth speaker no longer on the scene?

Jan 2, 2019 / Amy Wilentz

Keith Gessen’s Portrait of a Moscow Caught Between Two Worlds

Keith Gessen’s Portrait of a Moscow Caught Between Two Worlds Keith Gessen’s Portrait of a Moscow Caught Between Two Worlds

His new novel, A Terrible Country, offers a heartbreakingly intimate glimpse into contemporary Russian life.

Dec 6, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Gregory Afinogenov

Jenny Hval’s Queer Eden

Jenny Hval’s Queer Eden Jenny Hval’s Queer Eden

In her debut novel, Paradise Rot, the Norwegian musician plays with themes that run throughout her rewarding discography.

Nov 14, 2018 / Ann-Derrick Gaillot

Drought

Welcome to the Life-or-Death Escape Room Welcome to the Life-or-Death Escape Room

It’s called climate change, and we’re running out of time to solve it.

Nov 13, 2018 / John Feffer

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Letters From the November 19-26, 2018, Issue Letters From the November 19-26, 2018, Issue

Fact in fiction… AOC prepares for DC… Performing patriarchy…

Oct 25, 2018 / Our Readers and Elias Rodriques

Sergio de la Pava’s Society-Spanning Fiction

Sergio de la Pava’s Society-Spanning Fiction Sergio de la Pava’s Society-Spanning Fiction

His novels capture a world riven apart by class and brought back together by art.

Oct 25, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Frank Guan

Ottessa Moshfegh’s Contemporary Gothic

Ottessa Moshfegh’s Contemporary Gothic Ottessa Moshfegh’s Contemporary Gothic

My Year of Rest and Relaxation offers a fever dream of New York’s millennial elite before the 2008 crash.

Oct 25, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Ismail Muhammad

Jason Lutes’s ‘Berlin’ Sets a New Standard for Graphic Novels

Jason Lutes’s ‘Berlin’ Sets a New Standard for Graphic Novels Jason Lutes’s ‘Berlin’ Sets a New Standard for Graphic Novels

This expansive work follows a cast of characters caught up in the massive upheavals happening in Germany between the world wars. 

Oct 19, 2018 / Books & the Arts / David Hajdu

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