Fiction Chronicle

The Forms of Fiction

John Wilson on Hugh Kenner, AI, and the forms fiction takes

Feb 7 •

The Uncommonly Good Fiction of 2024

John Wilson on novels you won’t find on other year-end lists (and some forthcoming gems)

Jan 10 •

In for the Long Haul

John Wilson reviews two new novels

Nov 1, 2024 •

Old Souls and the Game of Fiction

John Wilson on A.G. Mojtabai and Michael Gilbert

Sep 27, 2024 •

Endangered Languages

John Wilson on Evangelia Adamou's "Endangered Languages" and the distinctive language of novelists

Aug 16, 2024 •

Summer Reading, of a Kind

Why not practice a form of reading that has nothing at all to do with the season?

Jun 7, 2024 •

Books by the Bed

John Wilson on reading what's at hand

Apr 29, 2024 •

Fiction and Fact

John Wilson on how the two are intertwined in surprising ways

Mar 15, 2024 •

Fiction and Time (1)

John Wilson on how writers manage "serial revelations"

Feb 19, 2024 •

What's New – And Not So New – In Spy Fiction

John Wilson recommends new works and classics of the genre

Jan 19, 2024 •

Strange Fiction

John Wilson recommends his favorite novels from 2023

Dec 18, 2023 •

The Art of the Series

What is it about crime fiction in series that is so appealing?

Nov 17, 2023 •

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