fiction
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Could a work of fiction draw attention to plight of Lough Neagh?
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Andrew Sean Greer, whose “Less” took home the top fiction honor in 2018, visits the sun-drenched Italian countryside in his latest comedic novel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
It’s both fact and fiction, and the meaning changes depending on your vantage point.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026
The intricacy with which Whitehead details the planning and execution of this caper marks him as a top-tier researcher — he’s drawn on many primary sources to ground this work of fiction in historical fact.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Fuller thought it best to let people believe this fiction, but the truth was that he had no master plan.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
There’s something slightly disconcerting about seeing Golding’s austere, inward fictions placed alongside works operating in such different registers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Importantly, and often understated, tokenized equities remain tied to the traditional financial-asset universe; they are not “crypto-only” fictions but rather a bridge between legacy asset classes and blockchain infrastructure.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 19, 2026
Today, facts told as fiction are not nearly as popular as fictions presented as facts.
From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2025
An independent watchdog concluded in March that failure to share basic facts about the Southport killer led to "dangerous fictions" which helped spark rioting.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2025
He was labeled a common huckster, his facts called obvious fictions.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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