The literary abounds in the pretty Galérie Vivienne in Paris. Alongside an antique bookstore and detective tales, a new story is conceived about lives imagined.

Literary Knapsack is a series devoted to finding literary spots everywhere we go.

This new story is inspired by a trip on the Paris Métro, where a narrator discovers the city’s detritus and divine.

Stories are mysterious—mysterious and wonderful—especially in the ways that they reveal themselves to a writer.

In this interview, Agnès Madrigal describes how her novel Springtime came into full bloom.

This is a story of two kinds of love, in two living rooms.

A painting by Louise-Catherine Breslau inspires a story.

This is the beginning of a possible new “literary story.” What do you think?

This interview with Agnès Madrigal explores how she came to write her first novella, Messiah.

Sara writes mostly non-fiction. Agnès writes mostly fiction. Sometimes we work together, pairing an essay with a story. Welcome to our series Duos!

This story comes from our fiction vault—a vignette of love, loss, and red balloons.

Madrigalia is our online journal—a celebration of our fiction, non-fiction, and works in between.