Literature
Goodbye Tom Wolfe: the Guy Who Made Journalism Cool
We at VICE owe a lot to the way Wolfe jammed novelistic flair into non-fiction.
A Depressed PhD Student Meets the Merman of Her Wet Dreams in 'The Pisces'
In this exclusive excerpt from Melissa Broder's highly anticipated debut novel, protagonist Lucy meets an eerily sexy swimmer.
The 'Trainspotting' Gang Takes Another Dark Turn in Irvine Welsh's New Book
It's time to catch up with Sick Boy, Mark Renton, Spud, and Begbie.
Yrsa Daley-Ward's Intimate Poems Have Become an Instagram Sensation
The Nigerian-Jamaican writer has a new memoir called 'The Terrible' hitting shelves in June.
Inside the Mind-Numbing Literature of North Korea's Dictators
The Kim family hasn't just ruled the country for three generations—they've also been the Hermit Kingdom's leading authors.
Independent Bookstores Are Not Dead In Malaysia
We talked to Abdul Nazir Harith Fadzilah, the founder of Tintabudi, about what his bookstore means in the Kuala Lumpur literary scene.
Honoring Ursula K. Le Guin
Today we talk about the late science-fiction writer and literary icon who died last week at age 88 on 'The VICE Guide to Right Now' podcast.
The Woman Working to Ensure No Community Is Left Without Literature
Lisa Lucas is the first black woman to be named executive director of the National Book Foundation—and in her second year in the position, her vision is more ambitious than ever.
'Almost All of My Novels Talk About Power Structures': A Conversation With Eka Kurniawan
"I think that it's what pushed me to write. I've always had concerns about repression and injustice. I just write about it in a different way."
What It's Like Adapting Haruki Murakami's Surreal Fiction
An experimental performance visualizes the Japanese novelist's magical world IRL.
When Wandering the Globe Is a Feminist Choose-Your-Own Adventure
We spoke with the rising author Intan Paramaditha about her life on the move and why "bad girls wander."