Sally Rooney’s Politics of Millennial Resignation
A review of Sally Rooney’s Normal People
All posts tagged: fiction
Dystopian Realism
Dystopian fiction—especially that written by women with female protagonists—is closer to reality than ever before.
The Possibilities of the Novel: A Conversation with Noémi Lefebvre
A conversation with the breakout French author on shame, memory, Schoenberg, structural circularity, and all the rest.
The Novelist’s Responsibility: A Conversation with Nathan Englander
Nathan Englander on the novelist’s responsibilities in times of political chaos and what is right, what is wrong, and why we crave the distinction.
Michael Chabon’s Broken World
A conversation with the Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Chabon.
You Can Do Anything if You Just Do it Slowly
The best-selling author Lauren Groff on artistic narcissism, Véra Nabokov, and her winding road to success.
John Banville on the Utter Mystery of Writing
Five decades after trading paintbrushes for pens, the Irish novelist says writing fiction remains an enigma.
Why We Tell Stories
Why, throughout human history, have people been so drawn to fiction?
Cody Delistraty 