Giving Up the Ghost
On the trail of Susan Orlean on the trail of the ghost orchid.
All Essays
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Dostoyevsky
Andrew Fedorov thumbs through the works of a pair of saintly writers.
Death and Magic
In Darío Guerrero’s “Rocío,” dying is as wondrous as life itself.
The Neo-Regionalist Moment: Hearing the Emerging Voices of the American Center
Jon K. Lauck looks to three recent books to highlight the recent wave of Midwestern literature.
Teaching with Film
Holly Willis considers several short films that she contends can help improve writing.
The Person Formerly Known as Jemima Wilkinson
An excerpt from a new book on American messianic movements.
“Cheering as the Summer Weather”: On the Primal Appeal of Light Verse
Patrick Kurp sings the praises of light verse, from Ogden Nash to the present day.
Round Numbers in Latin American History: 1992 and 2021
“He was a skilled sailor, but his ideological compass was thoroughly medieval.” Lois Parkinson Zamora on Christopher Columbus and Hernán Cortés.
Meant to Be Understood: On César Aira’s Complete Translated Works
On the occasion of the publication of "Birthday," Kamil Ahsan surveys the many fictions of César Aira that are available in English.
The Tale of the Tasaday, as Seen on TV
"The Book of Paradise Has No Author" blends media criticism and historical scholarship to tell the splintered story of the Tasaday.
Who's the Baddie? Captain Marvel in the Age of American Empire
Who is Captain Marvel an allegory for?
Jane Austen on Film
On the many adaptations of Jane Austen's writing.
Pointless and Essential: On Witold Gombrowicz’s “Cosmos”
Witold Gombrowicz’s “Cosmos” is one of the great non-novels, or pseudo-novels, or reality-hungry books, or barely fictional narratives that we have.
The Improvisational Wonders of Jazz and Soccer
Michael Agovino explores the formal and stylistic echoes between soccer and jazz.
Wit and Wisdom at the 35th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
Sean McCoy reports from the 35th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko, Nevada.
“In a Different Voice”: Act II
Carol Gilligan on three recent films that give her hope.
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