Books & Fiction: Anthony Veasna So Doesn’t Leave Out the Jokes

Plus: Flash Fiction by Catherine Lacey, the art of the Hollywood memoir, and new poetry by Arthur Sze and Kate Baer. View in browser | Update your preferences Books Anthony Veasna So Takes On Trauma, but Doesn’t Leave Out the Jokes Classics of immigrant storytelling can feel sparse and solemn. The stories in So’s “Afterparties” fill the silence, spilling over with transgressive humor and exuberant language. By Hua Hsu Essays & Criticism Page-Turner The Art of the Hollywood Memoir Accounts of life in Tinseltown reveal as much as they seek to hide. By Rachel Syme Books Briefly Noted “Intimacies,” “A Passage North,” “Until Proven Safe,” and “The Invention of Sicily.” Newsletters Sign Up for The New Yorker’s Crossword-Puzzle Newsletter Never miss another New Yorker crossword again. Flash Fiction Flash Fiction “He’s Very Well Read” “She had a particular shelf, the complaining woman said, where she was keeping all the books he’d given her.” By Catherine Lacey Poetry Poems “Swimming Laps” “With each scissors kick, I know time’s shears.” By Arthur Sze Poems “Reasons to Log Off” “Click here to receive a special / invitation. Click here if you want to believe in God.” By Kate Baer More from The New Yorker Culture Desk Tig Notaro and Jason Sudeikis Find Comedy Amid Chaos Watch highlights from The New Yorker Live, where the stars of “Drawn” and “Ted Lasso” talked about humor during the pandemic, exclusively for subscribers. By The New Yorker The Front Row A Val Kilmer Documentary Reveals Thwarted Hollywood Dreams The actor, whose voice is impaired, reflects on the art of acting and evokes his own cinematic counterlife. By Richard Brody 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.