All Criticism

• 

  Cross Over, Pass Through, Overcome: On Nnedi Okorafor’s “Like Thunder”

  Jonathan Lewis explores the importance of transformation to confront trauma and conflict in Nnedi Okorafor’s compelling new speculative novel...

  Dec 2

• 

  Endless Culture Wars: On Kliph Nesteroff’s “Outrageous”

  Chris Yogerst reviews Kliph Nesteroff’s book, “Outrageous: A History of Showbiz and the Culture Wars.”

  Dec 1

• 

  Sankofa Time

  Abena Ampofoa Asare writes about teaching Black history.

  Nov 30

• 

  Again, Again, Again: On Carmen Machado and J. Robert Lennon’s “Critical Hits” and Frank Lantz’s “The Beauty of Games”

  Neuroscientist Patrick House reviews two new books on the art of repetition in video games—“Critical Hits: Writers Playing Video Games,” edited by...

  Nov 29

• 

  What Darkness Makes of Light: On Nina MacLaughlin’s “Winter Solstice”

  Heather Treseler reviews “Winter Solstice: An Essay” by Nina MacLaughlin.

  Nov 29

• 

  Fear and Writing in Xinjiang: On Tahir Hamut Izgil’s “Waiting to Be Arrested at Night” and Perhat Tursun’s “The Backstreets”

  Fear and Writing in Xinjiang: On Tahir Hamut Izgil’s “Waiting to Be Arrested at Night: A Uyghur Poet’s Memoir of China’s Genocide” and Perhat...

  Nov 28

• 

  Is Laughter All We’ve Got? On David Baddiel’s “The God Desire”

  David E. Cooper reviews David Baddiel’s “The God Desire: On Being a Reluctant Atheist.”

  Nov 28

• 

  Purging the Poisons of Racism: On George Yancy’s “Until Our Lungs Give Out”

  Clevis Headley reviews George Yancy’s “Until Our Lungs Give Out: Conversations on Race, Justice, and the Future.”

  Nov 26

• 

  Something Intricate and Many-Chambered: On Adapting Virginia Woolf’s “Orlando”

  Julia Sirmons compares three adaptations of Virginia Woolf’s “Orlando”: “Freak Orlando,” “Orlando,” and “Orlando: My Political Biography.”

  Nov 25

• 

  Nightmares of Reason: On Benjamín Labatut’s “The MANIAC”

  Ed Simon reviews Benjamín Labatut’s newest book “The MANIAC.”

  Nov 25

• 

  Going Mad: On Yvette Lisa Ndlovu’s “Drinking from Graveyard Wells”

  Jenna N. Hanchey reviews Yvette Lisa Ndlovu’s “Drinking from Graveyard Wells.”

  Nov 22

• 

  this tender gouge: On Angela Peñaredondo’s “nature felt but never apprehended”

  MT Vallarta reviews Angela Peñaredondo’s “nature felt but never apprehended.”

  Nov 21

• 

  Above a Noise Floor: On Kimberly Alidio’s “Teeter”

  Rebecca Teich reviews Kimberly Alidio’s “Teeter.”

  Nov 21

• 

  Using Our Words: On Minna Dubin’s “Mom Rage”

  Tanya Ward Goodman reviews Minna Dubin’s “Mom Rage: The Everyday Crisis of Modern Motherhood.”

  Nov 20

• 

  Pass the Mic: On Yasmine El Rashidi’s “Laughter in the Dark” and Egyptian Festival Rap

  Peter Holslin reviews Yasmine El Rashidi’s “Laughter in the Dark: Egypt to the Tune of Change.”

  Nov 19

• 

  For Luck or Merit: On Jessi Streib’s “The Accidental Equalizer”

  Johann Neem reviews Jessi Streib’s new book, “The Accidental Equalizer: How Luck Determines Pay After College.”

  Nov 18