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Episode Seven — “Pleasantville"
Apr 7, 2017
What Feeds the Imagination: Jonathan Alexander Interviews Kenneth Kidd
Jonathan Alexander interviews scholar of YA literature, Kenneth Kidd.
Jonathan AlexanderApr 6, 2017
- Young Adult & Children’s Literature
Despair and Hope: Jassy Mackenzie’s South African Noir
Glenn Harper reviews the new book in Jassy Mackenzie’s Jade de Jong series.
Glenn HarperApr 6, 2017
- Around the World
- Noir
Asking for a Friend: I’m Tired of Aspiring
Asking for a Friend: I’m Tired of Aspiring - BLARB
Olga KreimerApr 6, 2017
Believing is Seeing
Believing is Seeing - BLARB
Apr 6, 2017
The Terror of White Innocence: A Review of Hari Kunzru’s “White Tears”
The pathology of whiteness is the foundation for Hari Kunzru’s “White Tears,” a novel that explores the roots and routes of black music and Jim Crow.
Leah MirakhorApr 5, 2017
- Fiction
A Safe Place
Heather Scott Partington on Yiyun Li's "Dear Friend, From My Life I Write To You in Your Life."
Heather Scott PartingtonApr 5, 2017
- Literary Criticism
- Memoir & Essay
Swimming in Hong Kong: An Interview with Stephanie Han
Swimming in Hong Kong: An Interview with Stephanie Han - BLARB
Apr 5, 2017
Blackness and Fake News
Blackness and Fake News - BLARB
Apr 5, 2017
Becoming the River: On Martín Espada’s “Vivas to Those Who Have Failed”
Daniel Evans Pritchard sings the praises of “Vivas to Those Who Have Failed: Poems” by Martín Espada.
Daniel Evans PritchardApr 4, 2017
- Poetry
- Politics
Getting “Woke”: Mary Gaitskill’s “Somebody with a Little Hammer”
Is there enough new material by Gaitskill in "Somebody with a Little Hammer"? Sariah Dorbin weighs in.
Sariah DorbinApr 4, 2017
- Memoir & Essay
By Mail or Meals: The Cost of Human Contact Is Priceless
By Mail or Meals: The Cost of Human Contact Is Priceless - BLARB
Apr 4, 2017
Art Inside: Fieldnotes
Art Inside: Fieldnotes - BLARB
Annie BuckleyApr 4, 2017
“The Only Form in All the Arts”: On Rachel Cusk’s Autobiographical Fiction
Morten Høi Jensen considers the form of “Transit: A Novel” by Rachel Cusk.
Morten Høi JensenApr 3, 2017
- Fiction
An Architect of Dreams: On Ngugi wa Thiong’o’s “Devil on the Cross”
Tope Folarin looks at Ngugi wa Thiong'o's "Devil on the Cross," which is being reissued this month by Penguin.
Tope FolarinApr 3, 2017
- Around the World
- Fiction
Pause the Alarm
Katie O'Reilly talks to Lisen Stromberg about her book "Work Pause Thrive: How to Pause for Parenthood Without Killing Your Career."
Katie O’ReillyApr 3, 2017
- Gender & Sexuality
- Politics