New Fiction by Sterling HolyWhiteMountain—Daniel Borzutzky’s Poetry—Beverly Cleary

Plus: a new book on the politics of stopping pandemics, and Anna Wiener on Clubhouse. View in browser | Update your preferences Fiction “Featherweight” “Sometimes the irony is so great that the irony turns into cherry pie: I met Allie on the first day of Native American Heritage Month.” By Sterling HolyWhiteMountain This Week in Fiction Sterling HolyWhiteMountain on Culture Shock The author discusses “Featherweight,” his story from the latest issue of the magazine. By Willing Davidson Fiction “Awake” If you liked “Featherweight,” we think you will enjoy this story, from 2008. By Tobias Wolff Essays & Criticism Page-Turner Daniel Borzutzky’s Poems Channel Cacophony in an Age of Calamity “Written After a Massacre in the Year 2018” does more than bear witness for posterity; it speaks of, and to, our moment. By Hannah Aizenman Books The Politics of Stopping Pandemics Even before the COVID-19 crisis, global instability had caused a worrying rise in epidemics. Medical science alone won’t be able to turn the tide. By Jerome Groopman From the Archive Cultural Comment What Beverly Cleary Taught Us From 2016: The legendary children’s-book author, who died last Thursday at the age of a hundred and four, created characters that helped so many of us understand who we are. By Sarah Larson More from The New Yorker The Art World The Pioneering Feminism of Niki de Saint Phalle The avant-garde artist was one of the late twentieth century’s great creative personalities. By Peter Schjeldahl Letter from Silicon Valley In the Clubhouse The audio-only social network is like a conference in your headphones. Could it become something more? By Anna Wiener You're receiving this e-mail because you signed up for Books & Fiction from The New Yorker. Was this e-mail forwarded to you? Sign up. Unsubscribe | Manage your e-mail preferences | Send newsletter feedback | View our Privacy Policy Copyright © Condé Nast 2021. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.