Archive - Autofictions

Romantic Carnage: Cult Classic by Sloane Crosley

Welcome to Autofictions, where I review contemporary fiction and share more about myself than anyone needs to know.

Aug 22, 2022 •

Rebecca Hiscott

Motherfictions: Diary of a Void by Emi Yagi and Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder

Two contrasting novels about the sanctity and vulgarity of motherhood—real and invented.

Oct 23, 2022 •

Rebecca Hiscott

Little Peace: Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner

Plus Patric Gagneʼs Sociopath: A Memoir, and touching grass in 2024.

Dec 22, 2024 •

Rebecca Hiscott

Beautiful and Terrible: Bel Canto by Ann Patchett

And a Ben Nevis adventure gone sideways.

Sep 3, 2024 •

Rebecca Hiscott

The Hivemind Swarmed

A conversation with oral historian David Wolinsky about Gamergate and its aftermath.

Oct 25, 2024 •

Rebecca Hiscott

Remain Vanishing: Last Night in Montreal by Emily St. John Mandel

Montreal is a character in Mandel’s first novel. It made me want to go home.

Sep 20, 2022 •

Rebecca Hiscott

Compromised: The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley and Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

Jul 26, 2024 •

Rebecca Hiscott

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