This Week in Fiction
Caleb Crain on Whether Violence Always Wins
The author discusses his story “Clay.”
By Willing Davidson
Nell Freudenberger on Reckoning with a Family Dynamic
The author discusses her story “Attila.”
By Deborah Treisman
Sarah Braunstein on How Much Comfort Is Enough
The author discusses her story “Abject Naturalism.”
By Willing Davidson
Ayşegül Savaş on Individuality, Agency, and Ideas of Home
The author discusses her story “Freedom to Move.”
By Cressida Leyshon
Sally Rooney on Characters Who Arrive Preëntangled and Her Forthcoming Novel
The author discusses her story “Opening Theory.”
By Cressida Leyshon
A Newly Discovered Story by E. L. Doctorow
A conversation with Bruce Weber, the author of a biography in progress of E. L. Doctorow.
By Deborah Treisman
Annie Proulx on the Allure of the Ocean Deeps and the Value of Uninterrupted Time
The author discusses her story “The Hadal Zone.”
By Cressida Leyshon
Tessa Hadley on Channelling Postwar Britain
The author discusses “Vincent’s Party,” her story from the latest issue of the magazine.
By Deborah Treisman
Roddy Doyle on How an Idea Makes It to the Page
The author discusses “The Buggy,” his story from the latest issue of the magazine.
By Cressida Leyshon