This Week in Fiction
David Bezmozgis on Ancestral and Adversarial Pain
The author discusses his story “From, To.”
By Deborah Treisman
Ayşegül Savaş on Friendship and Friction
The author discusses her story “Marseille.”
By Cressida Leyshon
Bryan Washington on Writing Toward Optimism
The author discusses his story “Hatagaya Lore.”
By Willing Davidson
Joyce Carol Oates on a New Jersey Adventure
The author discusses her story “The Frenzy.”
By Deborah Treisman
Yiyun Li on Fiction with Little Space for Illusion
The author discusses her story “Techniques and Idiosyncrasies.”
By Cressida Leyshon
Colm Tóibín on the Undocumented Irish and Writing in Real Time
The author discusses his story “Five Bridges.”
By Deborah Treisman
Joseph O’Neill on When Things Don’t Add Up
The author discusses his story “Keuka Lake.”
By Willing Davidson
David Rabe on the Mystery of Friendship
The author discusses his story “My Friend Pinocchio.”
By Deborah Treisman
Samanta Schweblin on Rupturing Our Reality
The author discusses her story “A Visit from the Chief.”
By Deborah Treisman
Sheila Heti on Boarding Schools and the Mind of a Writer
The author discusses her story “The St. Alwynn Girls at Sea.”
By Cressida Leyshon