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Egyptian Factories, Sichuan Schools, and the Unfilled Promises of Globalization
Adam Minter reviews Leslie Chang’s “Egyptian Made” and Peter Hessler’s “Other Rivers.”
Archive
Words Versus Words, Fire with Fire
Chris Featherman considers the crafting of global warming and environmental crisis narratives in his review of “The Language of Climate Politics: Fossil-Fuel Propaganda and How to Fight It” by Genevieve Guenther.
An Honorable Man in an Elaborate Maze
Tara Cheesman reviews Keigo Higashino’s “The Final Curtain,” the final book in his Kyoichiro Kaga series.
Who Took the Gothic from the Cookie Jar?
Brandon Sward aspires to experience Stendhal syndrome for clout at the “American Gothic” exhibition reading at Night Gallery in Los Angeles.
Ill Fares the Land
Spencer Weinreich reviews Robin Bernstein’s “Freeman’s Challenge: The Murder That Shook America’s Original Prison for Profit.”
Politics of the Unspeakable
Matthew Rana reviews Ann Jäderlund’s “Lonespeech,” translated by Johannes Göransson.
A Strange Career
Adam Sobsey reviews Jeffrey Meyers’s “James Salter: Pilot, Screenwriter, Novelist.”
Chinese Production, American Consumption
Kate Merkel-Hess explores the convergence of economy and politics in the Sino-US relationship via Jonathan Chatwin’s “The Southern Tour” and Elizabeth O’Brien Ingleson’s “Made in China.”
The Dream of Han Innocence
Guldana Salimjan reviews “To the Wonder,” the Chinese TV drama that has taken audiences by storm.
The Elsewhere Is Always There
Krys Lee speaks with Kevin Barry about place, poetry, and genre in his latest novel, “The Heart in Winter.”
Sarah Manguso’s “Liars”
Kate Wolf and Medaya Ocher speak to Sarah Manguso about her new novel, “Liars.”
The All-Too-Human Flesh of It
A look at the South’s racial bias is not completely free of bias itself, says Bill Thompson, reviewing Pete Candler’s “A Deeper South.”
No Justice, No Peace
Arvind Dilawar reviews Qamar-ul Huda’s “Reenvisioning Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution in Islam.”
Lush, Reciprocal Entanglements
Manjula Martin explores the hidden costs and radical potential of humanity’s enduring hobby in Olivia Laing’s “The Garden Against Time.”
Integral Witnesses
Renee Hudson reviews Eliana Hernández-Pachón’s “The Brush” and Selva Almada’s “Not a River.”
A Dog-Eat-Dog World
Gisela Salim-Peyer reviews Rodrigo Blanco Calderón’s “Simpatía” in advance of the Venezuelan elections.
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