New Fiction by Camille Bordas—The Becoming of Italo Calvino—Janet Malcolm

Plus: four stories from the Russian Arctic. View in browser | Update your preferences Fiction “Offside Constantly” “I was afraid sometimes that there was nothing wrong with me—that I was just trying to get my parents’ minds off my brother.” By Camille Bordas This Week in Fiction Camille Bordas on Death and Doppelgängers The author discusses “Offside Constantly,” her story from the latest issue of the magazine. By Willing Davidson Fiction “Flashlight” If you liked “Offside Constantly,” we think you will enjoy this story, from 2020. By Susan Choi PAID POST No. 1 June Indie Next Pick, “A Stunning Achievement" —Publishers Weekly “You know a novel is good when the thought of leaving the world it creates and the people who live there fills you with sadness and a profound sense of loss. Joshua Henkin’s "Morningside Heights" is just such a novel.” —Richard Russo Essays & Criticism Page-Turner The Becoming of Italo Calvino In “Last Comes the Raven,” a collection of early stories, we find the man behind the magician. By Katy Waldman Page-Turner Janet Malcolm, Remembered by Writers Notes on Malcolm’s legacy, from writers at and outside The New Yorker. By The New Yorker More from The New Yorker Photo Booth Four Stories from the Russian Arctic Evgenia Arbugaeva’s pictures of isolated figures in harsh terrain look recovered from the deep past or icebound legend. By Brian Dillon Cultural Comment The Generic Latinidad of “In the Heights” The big point of this big film is to seek comfort in the small, but the movie misreads the moment. By Frances Negrón-Muntaner 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.