In New Sincerity: American Fiction in the Neoliberal Age (Stanford University Press, 2024), Adam Kelly offers a field- defining account of American fiction in the 1990s and 2000s, addressing the work of influential authors including Susan Choi, Helen DeWitt, Jennifer Egan, George Saunders, Colson Whitehead, and David Foster Wallace. This seminar will involve reading pre-circulated copies of the introduction and conclusion to the book, and a discussion with the author.