Books & Fiction
Short stories and poems, plus author interviews, profiles, and tales from the world of literature.
Page-Turner
For a Hungry Book Critic, Every Word Is a Feast
In “The Upstairs Delicatessen,” the Times writer Dwight Garner masterfully melds the pleasures of reading and eating.
By Alexandra Schwartz
Photo Booth
These Photos Are “Pure Fiction”
Talia Chetrit’s heady and eclectic body of work pokes holes in our expectations of what an image can reveal or hide.
By Chris Wiley
London Postcard
Milk, the Book!
For fifty years, Peter Blegvad, a musician and an illustrator, has tracked down anecdotes and quotes (Roth, Hitchcock, Cobain) for an inquiry into the mammalian liquid.
By Anna Russell
Under Review
How Has Big Publishing Changed American Fiction?
A new book argues that corporate publishing has transformed what it means to be an author.
By Kevin Lozano