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The Cruel Radiance of What Is: On Lindsay Hunter’s “Eat Only When You’re Hungry”
Vincent Scarpa reviews Lindsay Hunter's new novel.
Vincent ScarpaAug 8, 2017
- Fiction
From Isolated Places: Fleur Jaeggy’s “I Am the Brother of XX”
Nathan Scott McNamara discusses the isolation from which Fleur Jaeggy writes “I Am the Brother of XX.”
Nathan Scott McNamaraAug 7, 2017
- Around the World
- Fiction
Delectatio Morosa: On Fleur Jaeggy’s “These Possible Lives”
Emily LaBarge is transported by “These Possible Lives,” a collection of essays by Fleur Jaeggy.
Emily LaBargeAug 7, 2017
Borders and Exile: On the Recent Translation of Yuri Herrera’s First Novel, “Kingdom Cons”
W. S. Lyon reviews Yuri Herrera's "Kingdom Cons," the latest book of his to appear in English.
W. S. LyonAug 6, 2017
- Fiction
Hampering Threadlike Pressure: A New Biography of George Eliot
Paul Delany reviews a new biography of George Eliot.
Paul DelanyAug 6, 2017
- Biography & Autobiography
- Literary Criticism
Destiny Averted: Mining the Past to Save the Future
War with China might be likely but it is not inevitable, says Graham Allison’s sobering new book about great powers.
Joshua M. SilversteinAug 5, 2017
- History
- Politics
The Peace Coalition: On Michael Kazin’s “War Against War: The American Fight for Peace, 1914-1918”
Lauren Jannette reviews “War Against War: The American Fight for Peace, 1914-1918” by Michael Kazin.
Lauren JannetteAug 4, 2017
- History
Desperate Straights: David Weigel on the Rise and Fall of Prog Rock
Anthony Mostrom revisits the cult of prog rock.
Anthony MostromAug 4, 2017
- History
- Music
The Thing About Guinea
Why is Guinea such an anomaly in its region? A new book says its socialism — while not always positive — helped keep the country out of ethnic wars.
Doug MerlinoAug 3, 2017
- Around the World
- Politics
Gaming Gone Queer
A new collection of essays probes how queerness intersects with the video game as an industry and an art form.
Marcus Tran DegnanAug 3, 2017
- Cultural Studies
- Gender & Sexuality
The Robots Are Coming! (They’re Already Here)
Dan Friedman reviews “The Clockwork Dynasty,” the latest novel by futurist Daniel H. Wilson.
Dan FriedmanAug 3, 2017
- SF
What If Your Mother Were a MILF?: Love, Sex, and Loneliness in Tom Perrotta’s “Mrs. Fletcher”
Ramsey Mathews on Tom Perrotta's latest.
Ramsey MathewsAug 2, 2017
- Fiction
Squishy Sentience
Marlene Zuk reads Peter Godfrey-Smith's "Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness."
Marlene ZukAug 1, 2017
- Science & Technology
The Ineradicable Color-Line: Danzy Senna’s “New People”
Gabrielle Bellot reviews Danzy Senna's new novel, "New People."
Gabrielle BellotAug 1, 2017
- Fiction
Mass-Produced Identity
Sean Carswell reviews Tomoyuki Hoshino’s novel “ME.”
Sean CarswellJul 31, 2017
- Around the World
- Noir
Between IS and God: What Must Be Understood
A top scholar of the Islamic State gets inside the story of the movement.
Rayyan Al-ShawafJul 31, 2017