Lauren Oyler’s Narrator Is Unreliable, but So Are All of Us Online
The author of "Fake Accounts" on the performative autofiction we're all spinning every day

The author of "Fake Accounts" on the performative autofiction we're all spinning every day
Anti-Asian violence and discrimination has increased precipitously, but it has a long history in the United States
From "Wicked" to "Cruella," rehabilitated villainesses rely on outdated ideas of women's virtue
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SupportBooks like Henry James's "The Ambassadors" recognize that violence and trauma are not the only serious subjects for art
Daniel Loedel’s debut novel "Hades, Argentina" makes literal the hell of political oppression and public amnesia
"Exuma" by Emma Duffy-Comparone, recommended by Danielle Lazarin
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"Exuma" by Emma Duffy-Comparone, recommended by Danielle Lazarin
"The Clown Room," a fiction debut by CJ Green
"Gubeikou Spirit" by Te-Ping Chen, recommended by Madeleine Thien