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The Overlooked Indian Dynasties: On Anirudh Kanisetti’s “Lords of the Deccan”
Arun A. K. praises the peninsular history of India’s early medieval period by Anirudh Kanisetti.
Arun A. K.Jul 28, 2022
- History
Jane Austen’s Not Your Rom-Com Screenwriter
Brooke ClarkJul 28, 2022
Gender Crusades
Paul R. Abramson hails Frans de Waal's "Different: Gender Through the Eyes of a Primatologist."
Paul R. AbramsonJul 28, 2022
- Gender & Sexuality
Ulrich J. Schneider on Libraries as Democratic Spaces
Jul 28, 2022
“The Wondrous Legacy of the Ciliary Hair”: On David George Haskell’s “Sounds Wild and Broken”
Jayson Greene reviews David George Haskell’s new book, “Sounds Wild and Broken: Sonic Marvels, Evolution’s Creativity, and the Crisis of Sensory Extinction.”
Jayson GreeneJul 27, 2022
- Science & Technology
A Weapon of War: Famine from Wartime North Africa to Ukraine Today
Aomar Boum and Sarah Abrevaya Stein share lessons from wartime North Africa, the subject of their new documentary history.
Aomar Boum, Sarah Abrevaya SteinJul 27, 2022
The Boundlessness of Being in “Brown Neon”
Rachel León is transported through the boundless terrain of Raquel Gutiérrez’s “Brown Neon.”
Rachel LeónJul 27, 2022
- Memoir & Essay
“This Should Not Be Repeated”: Civilian Devastation, from Syria to Ukraine
In this photoessay, Elle Kurancid and Fadi Al-Shami compare the current crisis in Ukraine to the last decade of war in Syria.
Elle Kurancid, Fadi Al-ShamiJul 26, 2022
- Around the World
- Law
“Writers Are the Middlemen Between the Human Race and Immortality”: A Conversation with Yuri Andrukhovych
Ukrainian author Yuri Andrukhovych speaks with Kate Tsurkan about his latest novel, “Radio Night.”
Kate TsurkanJul 26, 2022
- Around the World
What’s Ekphrasis Good For?: On Camille Guthrie’s “Diamonds”
S. Brook Corfman appreciates “Diamonds” by Camille Guthrie.
S. Brook CorfmanJul 26, 2022
- Poetry
Czesław Miłosz: A California Life
Robert Pogue Harrison speaks to Cynthia L. Haven, whose new book is “Czesław Miłosz: A California Life.”
Jul 25, 2022
“The Word ‘Future’ Wasn’t Part of My Vocabulary”: On Cookie Mueller’s “Walking Through Clear Water in a Pool Painted Black: Collected Stories”
Nathan Dunne reviews Cookie Mueller’s “Walking Through Clear Water in a Pool Painted Black.”
Nathan DunneJul 25, 2022
- Memoir & Essay
“We Came Walking Out of Our Thoughts to Be Loved”: On “Cold Candies,” by Lee Young-ju, translated by Jae Kim
Michael Joseph Walsh tries “Cold Candies” by Lee Young-ju.
Michael Joseph WalshJul 25, 2022
- Poetry
Human Interest: On Deborah Cohen’s “Last Call at the Hotel Imperial”
Thomas J. Sojka considers Deborah Cohen’s study of five US journalists immediately before World War II.
Thomas J. SojkaJul 25, 2022
- History
On a Skeleton in the Smithsonian: A Conversation with Geraldine Brooks
Rachel Barenbaum talks with Geraldine Brooks about her new novel, “Horse.”
Rachel BarenbaumJul 24, 2022
- Fiction
“Unfortunate Students of War”: Arming Refugee Children with Art
Sarah Kornfeld profiles Nicoleta Zagura, founder of the Bucharest-based project “Art 4 Ukraine.”
Sarah KornfeldJul 24, 2022