Fiction that makes prisons visible
How three novelists depict the reality of incarceration
fiction
Trying to make amends
In Chigozie Obioma’s new novel, forgiveness is no light matter.
A novel about centuries of Jewish-Christian relations
James Carroll tells a story of faith, reason, and freedom.
American houses built on sand
Barbara Kingsolver shows that without truth, foundations crumble.
10 writers respond.
The ghosts and the not-yet-dead
Jesmyn Ward’s novel is a descent into hell on earth. I couldn't put it down.
Anjali Sachdeva is wise, insightful, and just getting started
In Sachdeva's debut story collection, magical realism meets a keen eye for character.
The talented Tara Isabella Burton
In Burton's debut novel, Louise and Lavinia represent the possibility that compulsive self-disclosure is a form of self-concealment.
A writer’s careful, surprising attention
J. D. Daniels writes beautiful letters to no one. They aren't for everyone.
The coming-of-age novel comes of age
If old age is another country, three novelists are exploring not just the peaks and valleys but also the rough places in between.