The Fame Issue

No. 26, spring 2026

Welcome to the Red Carpet premiere of a notable (and maybe notorious) issue of F(r)iction!

The Fame (Infamy) issue explores the fabulous, fascinating, and sometimes Faustian facets of rising in reputation and renown.

In these pages, host of The Scarlet Letter Reports and author of Free: My Search for Meaning, Amanda Knox, brings the story of an analytical ape who gains fame thanks to a saffron-suited “savior,” Andrea McDonnell (Reading Celebrity Gossip Magazines) surveys historical celebrities with staying power, Ken Liu (All That We See or Seem) discusses Writing, AI, and Fame in an exclusive interview, and Noah Charney and Svetlana Slapšak dig into the world’s most famous and toothsome monster… the Vampire. And so much more!

The marquee is lit, the search lights are aglow, and we’re ready for our closeup…

In this issue: