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The Most Beautiful Tree: On Christopher Merrill’s “Self-Portrait with Dogwood”
Noah Blaustein appreciates “Self-Portrait with Dogwood,” a book of nonfiction by Christopher Merrill.
Noah BlausteinDec 4, 2017
- Memoir & Essay
- Poetry
“But Maybe?”: Immortality, Time, and Nabokov’s Dream Diary
Making sense of Nabokov’s dreams.
Andrea PitzerDec 4, 2017
- Biography & Autobiography
The Self in Sex: Lust and Loss in Jonathan Dollimore’s “Desire: A Memoir”
Eric Newman considers Jonathan Dollimore's "Desire: A Memoir."
Eric NewmanDec 3, 2017
- Gender & Sexuality
- Memoir & Essay
An Economy Is a Living Thing: Andy Weir’s “Artemis”
Andy Weir returns to space with his examination of the dark side of life on the Moon in “Artemis.”
Chris PakDec 2, 2017
- SF
“Tiny Paragraphs Pulsed in His Veins”: On Johannes Urzidil’s “The Last Bell”
Houman Barekat is struck by “The Last Bell,” a collection of stories by German Bohemian writer Johannes Urzidil.
Houman BarekatDec 2, 2017
- Around the World
- Fiction
On the Front Lines of Climate Change
Todd Miller’s new book about climate migrancy and border security.
Martha PskowskiDec 2, 2017
“King Comus” and the Elasticity of the Neo-Slave Narrative
Renee Hudson appraises William Demby’s experimental novel “King Comus” in the context of black speculative fiction and the neo-slave narrative.
Renee HudsonNov 30, 2017
- Fiction
Just Another Day in Hollywood: On Carolyn Murnick’s “The Hot One”
Amanda Fletcher grapples with Carolyn Murnick’s “The Hot One,” a memoir of friendship, murder, and Hollywood.
Amanda FletcherNov 30, 2017
- Gender & Sexuality
- Memoir & Essay
“Do You Not Like Me Here?”: On Agnieszka Dale’s “Fox Season: and Other Short Stories” and Immigration Anxiety in Britain
Loree L. Westron reflects on “Fox Season: and Other Short Stories” by Agnieszka Dale.
Loree L. WestronNov 29, 2017
- Around the World
- Fiction
A President Out of Control
Stephen Rohde on Katy Tur's "Unbelievable: My Front-Row Seat to the Craziest Campaign in American History."
Stephen RohdeNov 28, 2017
Eerie, Exalted Fantasy
On the career of a brilliant, neglected fabulist.
Rob LathamNov 28, 2017
- SF
“Reader, Have You Not Heard?”: On “Writings from the Golden Age of Russian Poetry”
Sibelan Forrester praises “Writings from the Golden Age of Russian Poetry,” a biography-cum-anthology of Konstantin Batyushkov, presented by Peter France.
Sibelan ForresterNov 28, 2017
- Around the World
- Poetry
Lisbon: Beyond What the Tourist Should See
Casey Walker on Fernando Pessoa, Teolinda Gersão, and the mysteries of Lisbon.
Nov 27, 2017
The Anxiety of Intimacy in Hiromi Kawakami’s “The Nakano Thrift Shop”
M. W. Larson visits Hiromi Kawakami's "The Nakano Thrift Shop."
M. W. LarsonNov 27, 2017
- Around the World
- Fiction
Won’t Get Fooled Again: Malcolm Harris’s “Kids These Days: Human Capital and the Making of Millennials”
Jacqui Shine reviews Malcolm Harris’s “Kids These Days: Human Capital and the Making of Millennials.”
Jacqui ShineNov 26, 2017
- Politics
Paradoxes of Incarnation: Medieval Allegory Revisited
In defense of allegory.
John FarrellNov 26, 2017
- Literary Criticism