Jonathan Franzen on Talent, Theatre, and His Next Novel
Deborah Treisman interviews the writer Jonathan Franzen about “A Talent for Seeming,” his story from the June 8, 2026, issue…
June 2026
admin Aidan Turner Can’t Stop Smoldering
The actor discusses toxic masculinity on the second season of “Rivals” and a new adaptation of “Les Liaisons Dangereuses.” Anna…
This Is What Trumpian Self-Dealing Looks Like
The power struggle over regulating crypto and prediction markets offers a window into how the President enriches his family and…
The Strange Emptiness of the Crowded Governor’s Race in California
The state’s ballot is nineteen inches long, and lists sixty-one gubernatorial candidates. But where are the star applicants? Nathan Heller…
A Talent for Seeming
Fiction, excerpted from a novel in progress, by Jonathan Franzen, the author of “Crossroads” and “The Corrections”: Lust wasn’t her…