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  Not Exactly a Thesis

  Brais Lamela explores fiction, history, and the slipperiness of the nonfiction novel in ‘What Remains,’ newly translated by Jacob Rogers.

  Michael BarronJan 15

  • Literary Criticism

  • Fiction

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  Science on Ice

  Neil Shubin’s stories of polar exploration tell us about the losses ahead.

  Marissa GrunesJan 13

  • Science & Technology

  • Environment

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  A Guide to Living in and with Nature

  What the ancients can teach us about cultivating a sustainable world.

  Kurt CaswellJan 13

  • Philosophy & Religion

  • Environment

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  Toward a Feminism Without Gender

  Monique Wittig’s novels ‘The Lesbian Body’ and ‘Across the Acheron’ have just received new editions that reflect the feminist thinker’s ongoing cultural impact.

  Gabriel Ojeda-SaguéJan 12

  • Fiction

  • Gender & Sexuality

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  Dangerous, Decadent Depths

  John Knych dissects Hiron Ennes’s ‘The Works of Vermin.’

  John KnychJan 12

  • SF

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  Made for Strength

  Irene Katz Connelly argues for a new approach to witch hysteria via two recent novels, Olga Ravn’s ‘The Wax Child’ and Irene Solà’s ‘I Gave You Eyes and You Looked Toward Darkness.’

  Irene Katz ConnellyJan 10

  • SF

  • Politics

  • Gender & Sexuality

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   The Toxic Landscapes of War

  Gregg Mitman looks at the bodily damage that soldiers take home in Joshua Howe and Alexander Lemons’s ‘Warbody: A Marine Sniper and the Hidden Violence of Modern Warfare.’

  Gregg Mitman Jan 8

  • Environment

  • Politics

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  Our Ordeal Is Worth It

  Mona Fastvold’s ‘The Testament of Ann Lee’ presents a musical American allegory of the Great Awakening that is ‘fundamentally carnal, even if its heroine is decidedly not.’

  Kelli WestonJan 6

  • Film

  • Philosophy & Religion

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  The Globalization of US Healthcare

  Eram Alam’s new book uncovers the ways that immigrant physicians have propped up the American medical system.

  Kim AdamsJan 6

  • Science & Technology

  • History

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  Outward Signs of Inner Mysteries

  Eric Gudas on the work and afterlife of the misunderstood photographer Diane Arbus.

  Eric GudasJan 5

  • Art & Architecture

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  Flesh Under Pressure

  Chelsea Davis considers Katherine Dunn’s posthumous story collection ‘Near Flesh.’

  Chelsea DavisJan 4

  • Fiction

  • SF

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  Almost Candid

  Tim Riley listens for the unspoken ironies of Cameron Crowe’s career via his new memoir, ‘The Uncool.’

  Tim RileyJan 3

  • Memoir & Essay

  • Music

  • Film

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