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This Fabulous, Little-Known Place: On Judita Šalgo’s “The Road to Birobidzhan”
Sibelan Forrester reviews Judita Šalgo’s novel “The Road to Birobidzhan,” translated by John K. Cox.
Sibelan ForresterAug 29, 2022
- Around the World
- Fiction
A Beautiful and Terrible Paradise: On Fernanda Melchor’s “Paradais”
Marcus McGee contextualizes Fernanda Melchor’s “Paradais,” translated by Sophie Hughes.
Marcus McGeeAug 28, 2022
The Critical Infrastructure of Democracy
Jan-Werner MüllerAug 28, 2022
Voices of the Diaspora: Reflections from Ukrainians Worldwide
Mary Mykhaylova reports on how the Russian invasion of Ukraine has impacted the lives and self-identities of Ukrainians abroad.
Mariya MykhaylovaAug 28, 2022
God’s Ongoing Story: On John Haught’s “God After Einstein”
Paul Allen evaluates John F. Haught’s “God After Einstein.”
Paul AllenAug 28, 2022
Making a Life’s Work of Death: On Hayley Campbell’s “All the Living and the Dead”
Jeannine Burgdorf reviews Hayley Campbell’s new book “All the Living and the Dead.”
Jeannine BurgdorfAug 27, 2022
- Nonfiction
- Science & Technology
Alternate Atlanta: Michael Bishop’s “The City and the Cygnets”
Doug Davis explores the Urban Nuclei of Michael Bishop's "The City and the Cygnets."
Doug DavisAug 27, 2022
- Fiction
- SF
101 Black Women Poets in Mainly White and Mainly Black Rooms
Marit J. MacArthur and her colleagues dive deep into the particularities of spoken word performance and its reception.
Howard Rambsy II, Lee M. Miller, Marit J. MacArthur, Qin Ding, Xiaoliu WuAug 27, 2022
- Poetry
- Science & Technology
Empathy and Solidarity: On Alejandro Varela’s “The Town of Babylon”
Alex Espinoza talks with Alejandro Varela about his debut novel, “The Town of Babylon.”
Alex EspinozaAug 26, 2022
Autocracy and Historical Accidents: On Katie Stallard’s “Dancing on Bones” and Joseph W. Esherick’s “Accidental Holy Land”
Ed Pulford considers Katie Stallard’s “Dancing on Bones” and Joseph W. Esherick’s “Accidental Holy Land.”
Ed PulfordAug 26, 2022
The Unchanging Same: On Édouard Louis’s “A Woman’s Battles and Transformations”
Eric Newman on Édouard Louis's "A Woman’s Battles and Transformations."
Eric NewmanAug 25, 2022
- Around the World
- Memoir & Essay
“Madonna Was My Sex-Ed Teacher”: A Conversation with R/B Mertz
Samantha Mann talks with R/B Mertz about their memoir, “Burning Butch.”
Samantha MannAug 25, 2022
- Gender & Sexuality
- Memoir & Essay
Christoph Bieber on Hate Speech, Deep Fakes and Other Challenges of the Internet
Aug 25, 2022
Meet Melchor: On Javier Cercas’s “Even the Darkest Night”
Tara Cheesman reviews Javier Cercas’s “Even the Darkest Night,” translated by Anne McLean, in which the Spanish author introduces readers to detective Melchor Marín.
Tara CheesmanAug 24, 2022
The Land Is a Body
Yangyang Cheng reviews Ruth Rogaski’s “Knowing Manchuria: Environments, the Senses, and Natural Knowledge on an Asian Borderland” and Victor Seow’s “Carbon Technocracy: Energy Regimes in Modern East Asia.”
Yangyang ChengAug 24, 2022
Herzog in the Jungle
Anne Goldman untangles the jungle of thoughts in Werner Herzog’s novel, “The Twilight World.”
Anne GoldmanAug 23, 2022