A new personal essay reflects on friendship and daily life in Paris.
The piece describes the author's time in Paris in late 2024 with friends Eva and Fanny. Eva's cat, initially called it and later renamed Bob by Fanny, goes missing. Details include the cat's appearance and Eva's living situation near Notre-Dame.
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Iranian director Asghar Farhadi returned to the Cannes Film Festival with the premiere of his French-language drama Parallel Tales. The film, starring Isabelle Huppert, received a standing ovation from the audience.
A new article appeared on Literary Hub yesterday.
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A new essay explores the challenges of authoring a novel inaccessible to one's mother.
Stacey Levine learned of her 2025 Pulitzer Prize fiction finalist status through a Facebook post while at work in Seattle. Her novel Mice 1961, originally from a small press, has now been reissued by Ecco. The development brings wider attention to the author’s distinctive style.
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Ashley Nelson Levy, author of the short story 'The Riff' in the latest McSweeney’s issue, reflected on themes of female friendship and nostalgia in an interview. She was recently named among the Washington Post’s 'Next 50' for reshaping culture. Levy also shared insights into running Transit Books with her partner Adam Levy.
Hélène Rosselet-Ruiz directs a debut feature centered on a working-class Frenchwoman.
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An excerpt from Johnette Napolitano about providing a companion for her beloved horse, True, appears in the upcoming book Unconditional: Stories of Women and the Animals They Love. The collection, edited by Cat Willett, highlights bonds between women and their animals. It is set for release by Princeton Architectural Press.