How Should a Diary Be? Sheila Heti Scrambles Her Life in Alphabetical Diaries
Heti takes her autofiction to the next level by publishing her journals—with editing help from Excel
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The Shunned Literary Genius of Samuel Selvon
When a giant of Caribbean literature moved to Calgary, Canadian critics ignored him. He probably didn’t care
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Why So Many Authors Are Writing Multigenerational Stories
Several new books grapple with displacement and diasporic living in ways that feel particularly resonant in this moment
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20 Years of The Walrus: Fiction
Novel excerpts and short stories by Tanya Tagaq, Heather O’Neill, Sam Shelstad, and more
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Sarah Bernstein Breaks the Rules in Study for Obedience
The unnerving novel that earned two major prize nominations rattles expectations of how stories are often told
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Hadfield, We Have a Problem
The acclaimed astronaut’s latest novel fails to blast off
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The Two Moments That Changed Alicia Elliott’s Life
The author talks about her new novel, And Then She Fell, and the experiences she shares with her protagonist
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In Daughter, Claudia Dey Explores the Ugly Side of the Great Literary Male
The wry, furious novel gives the overlooked daughter of an egotistical writer a voice
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