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What if Readers Like A.I.-Generated Fiction?
After feeding Han’s writing into GPT-4o, Chakrabarty fine-tuned fresh versions of the model on the work of twenty-nine other authors, including a close college friend of mine, Tony…
First Fiction Series From Ruben Östlund’s Plattform Produktion and a Micro-Drama Make the Cut at Göteborg TV Series in Development (EXCLUSIVE)
Göteborg’s 20th edition of its TV Drama Vision confab looks like it could be one of the powerful ever with some of the biggest Nordic and European drama creators from 13 countries set to…
One of the Greatest TV Dramas of the 21st Century Is Finally on Netflix — Even If Its Idealism Feels Like Science Fiction Now
Years after departing Netflix, acclaimed drama The West Wing is back on the streaming service, and it still makes for perfect viewing — even if it feels too good to be true. Created by…
How Did Peter Greene Die? 'The Mask' and 'Pulp Fiction' Actor Found Dead Aged 60 Inside His NYC Apartment
Actor Peter Greene, best known for his roles in "The Mask" and "Pulp Fiction," was found dead in his Lower East Side apartment on Friday afternoon, according to his longtime manager.…
‘Indiana Jones and the Great Circle,’ ‘Ghost of Yōtei’ and ‘Split Fiction’ Among Best Game Contenders in 2026 BAFTA Games Awards Longlist
“Indiana Jones and the Great Circle,” “Ghost of Yōtei” and “Split Fiction” are among the ten titles contending for Best Game among the 64 games listed in the 2026 BAFTA Games Awards…
Olga Tokarczuk Recommends Visionary Science Fiction
The Nobel Prize winner Olga Tokarczuk’s fiction is known for its interest in the porosity of boundaries—between nations, between ethnicities, between fiction and reality, consciousness and…
‘The Captive’ Review: ‘Don Quixote’s’ Author Becomes the Hero in a Handsome Historical Fiction
“The Captive” offers the intriguing concept of “Don Quixote’s” author viewed through a lens more redolent of “Arabian Nights,” spinning tales to keep himself alive while a hostage of Moors…
George Saunders and Zadie Smith Talk with Deborah Treisman
On October 25, 2025, the writers George Saunders and Zadie Smith took the stage with The New Yorker’s fiction editor, Deborah Treisman, for a discussion at the 26th annual New Yorker…
Dua Lipa And Callum Turner’s Meet-Cute Is So Perfect, People Are Comparing It To Fan Fiction
One viral response reads: “This is literally out of fan fiction like are you KIDDING me?” Another added: “‘so we’re on the same page’ this shit straight out of a romcom are you kidding…
Brandon Taylor on the Quandary of Black Art
Plus he’s hot. He’s a hot Catholic priest who, in my mind, I was picturing Joe Alwyn the whole time. I want to see the portraits Wyeth makes of him. Ugh, I bet they’re beautiful. The book…
The 2025 National Book Awards Longlist
This week, The New Yorker is announcing the longlists for the 2025 National Book Awards, including Young People’s Literature, Translated Literature, Poetry, Nonfiction, and Fiction. Check…
Coming of Age in Panic Mode
The books of Michael Clune, or at least the ones written for a nonacademic audience, have focussed on very particular chapters of his life. “White Out: The Secret Life of Heroin” is a…
Bavaria Fiction Claims Global First After Headquarters Secures Demanding Sustainability Validation (EXCLUSIVE)
German production house Bavaria Fiction has become a green pioneer by securing validation for its headquarters under the Eco-Management and Audit Scheme, the world’s most demanding…
‘Stealing Pulp Fiction’ Review: A Malformed Homage-Cum-Heist Comedy That Over-Relies on Reference
While upbeat at a distance, self-reflexive heist caper “Stealing Pulp Fiction” seldom translates its good nature through story or style. Danny Turkiewicz’s feature debut follows a pair of…
Han Ong on Partisan Passions and Life Affirmation in the Theatre
Your story “Happy Days” revolves around an unorthodox staging of Samuel Beckett’s play “Happy Days,” by an Off Off Broadway theatre company, in the East Village. As the story explains, the…
Catherine Lacey’s Disappointing Fusion of Fiction and Memoir
Much of the issue here is that Lacey sketches her characters too vaguely for either of them to say something precise. At times, it’s hard to tell Edie’s and Marie’s dialogue apart, or even…
Donald Trump Is Writing Fan Fiction About the L.A. Protests
President Trump thinks Gavin Newsom should be thanking him for “saving his ass.” “Los Angeles was safe and sound for the last two nights. Our great National Guard, with a little help from…
‘Fang Fiction’ TV Series in the Works at Madison Wells From Kate Stayman-London, Diablo Cody (EXCLUSIVE)
A TV adaptation of the Kate Stayman-London novel “Fang Fiction” is in the works at Madison Wells (MW) with Diablo Cody onboard to executive produce, Variety has learned exclusively. “’Fang…
Sigrid Nunez on the Beauty of Narrative Restraint
“Plot, shmot,” the writer and editor William Maxwell once said to John Updike. Sigrid Nunez couldn’t agree more. She used to tell her students, “You don’t need a plot, but you do need a…
“Invention” Probes the American Mind in the Post-Truth Era
Whether a film is a documentary or a fictional drama, all modern cinema is in a sense docu-fictional, because most viewers know that a documentary is carefully crafted to yield a narrative…