Archive

Clue or Red Herring? How Clue Shreds the Detective Rulebook
Milan Terlunen looks at the construction of suspense in the murder mystery genre — using a few crowd favorites.
Milan TerlunenJan 7, 2021
“The World Wakes Up, Enlarged”: A Conversation with Dan Chiasson
Natasha Hakimi Zapata interviews poet Dan Chiasson about his latest book, “The Math Campers.”
Natasha Hakimi ZapataJan 6, 2021
- Poetry
The Storefront (place)
An excerpt from a memoir in progress about Jewish book culture in Los Angeles.
Laurence RothJan 6, 2021
- Nonfiction
On Brian Dillon and Affinity
Sophia Stewart finds wisdom in Brian Dillon's recent book "Suppose a Sentence."
Sophia StewartJan 6, 2021
Beheaded
As a young woman, I fell in love with a man who owned a machete. He terrorized me for over a year. I have no doubt he would have killed me if I had stayed.
Leanne PhillipsJan 6, 2021
From Fact to Fiction, with Fried Chicken: A Conversation with KJ Dell’Antonia
Food is love, but food is also at the heart of a sibling rivalry in a new novel.
Wendy ParisJan 5, 2021
- Fiction
Sabotage Can Be Done Softly: On Andreas Malm’s “How to Blow Up a Pipeline”
Scott W. Stern reviews "How to Blow Up a Pipeline," the new book from Andreas Malm.
Scott W. SternJan 5, 2021
- Politics
- Science & Technology
No Safe Options: A Conversation with Andreas Malm
Should climate activism embrace strategic violence such as the destruction of corporate property?
Wen StephensonJan 5, 2021
- Politics
- Science & Technology
Man of Sorrows: On Terry Eagleton’s “Tragedy”
Rhodri Lewis makes sense of "Tragedy," the newest book from Terry Eagleton.
Rhodri LewisJan 5, 2021
- Literary Criticism
A Translator’s Brexit Lament
Britain’s membership of the EU has defined the contours of my life.
Ros SchwartzJan 5, 2021
Lost in Transition: Can Inclusivity Cross a Language Barrier?
S.A. Karpukhin explores the roadblocks and subtleties of translating pronoun preferences and transgender-inclusive language in Russian.
S.A. KarpukhinJan 5, 2021
African Literature and Digital Culture
The digital impulses of African creativity have fundamentally altered literary culture.
Bhakti ShringarpureJan 4, 2021
Fictional Blues: Narrative Self-Invention from Bessie Smith to Jack White
An illuminating, thought-provoking, refreshingly broad-minded new book about the blues.
Clifford ThompsonJan 4, 2021
- Literary Criticism
- Music
Carl Barks: The Last of the Dinosaurs
Exploring the super-abundant comic world of Scrooge McDuck.
Scott BradfieldJan 4, 2021
- Comics
What Connects Us to Everyone: Talking to Marissa King
Andy Fitch talks with Marissa King about the hidden benefits and costs of social interaction.
Andy FitchJan 4, 2021
The Prosecution of Julian Assange and the Threat to Freedom of the Press and Human Rights
The prosecution and extradition of Assange raise important legal and constitutional issues which deserve greater attention than they have received.
Stephen RohdeJan 3, 2021
- Law
- Politics