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A Test of American Traditions: Timothy Snyder’s “On Tyranny”
Darryl Holter appreciates the lessons of “On Tyranny” by Timothy Snyder.
Darryl HolterJul 12, 2017
- History
- Politics
Will You Join Me in Taking Up the Body?: On Sara Uribe’s “Antígona González”
Lara Schoorl finds inspiration in “Antígona González” by Sara Uribe.
Lara SchoorlJul 11, 2017
- Poetry
“Meld with Me?”: On Alissa Nutting’s “Made for Love”
With "Made for Love," there can be no disputing that Alissa Nutting is funny as hell.
J. T. PriceJul 11, 2017
- Fiction
The Bigger Picture
Kim Fay reviews the Inspector Sebag novels by Philippe Georget.
Kim FayJul 10, 2017
- Around the World
- Noir
Cottage Industry: On “Dead Pledges: Debt, Crisis, and Twenty-First-Century Culture”
In "Dead Pledges," Annie McClanahan uncovers how cultural production after 2008 registers a new crisis subjectivity in the wake of the mortgage meltdown.
Sofia CutlerJul 9, 2017
One Mystery Will Solve Another: Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich’s “The Fact of a Body”
Alice Bolin on Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich’s hybrid of true crime and memoir, “The Fact of a Body.”
Alice BolinJul 9, 2017
- Law
- Memoir & Essay
One Fait Accompli After Another: Mikhail Gorbachev on the New Russia
Tom Gallagher appreciates “The New Russia,” a political autobiography by Mikhail Gorbachev.
Tom GallagherJul 8, 2017
Red Dawn: On China Miéville’s Urgent Retelling of the Russian Revolution
Alci Rengifo is stirred by “October: The Story of the Russian Revolution” by China Miéville.
Alci RengifoJul 8, 2017
Russia 1917: You Are There
China Miéville makes the Russian Revolution come alive in an excellent popular history.
Carl FreedmanJul 8, 2017
Making Motherhood into Art
Fed and cared for, Menkedick is allowed the space few women have, to sit with her pregnancy and truly grapple with its implications for her life.
Lyz LenzJul 7, 2017
- Gender & Sexuality
- Memoir & Essay
Tenuous Connections: Laurie Sheck’s “Island of the Mad”
Ani Kokobobo explores the human connections of “Island of the Mad: A Novel” by Laurie Sheck.
Ani KokoboboJul 7, 2017
- Fiction
Not Just Pussy Hats on the Climate March: Feminist Encounters with the Anthropocene
“Anthropocene Feminism,” a new essay collection edited by Richard Grusin, asks how feminism is reshaped by a recognition of human impact on the world.
Catriona SandilandsJul 6, 2017
- Gender & Sexuality
- Philosophy & Religion
An Account at the Heartbreak Bank: On Maile Meloy’s “Do Not Become Alarmed”
Jean Hey can’t put down “Do Not Become Alarmed,” the latest novel by Maile Meloy.
Jean HeyJul 6, 2017
- Fiction
From Sex Worker as Character to Sex Worker as Producer: A Review of Nicholas de Villier’s “Sexography: Sex Work in Documentary”
Nicholas de Villiers new book gives a fresh view on films about sex work by focusing on documentaries about sex workers, a genre that he calls “sexography.”
Theresa AnastiJul 6, 2017
- Film
- Gender & Sexuality
All Is Vanity
Matt E. Lewis reviews “The Changeling” by Victor LaValle.
Matt E. LewisJul 5, 2017
- Noir
- SF
“On the Side of the L-law”: Boris Akunin’s Russian Detective
Yelena Furman recommends “The State Counsellor,” the sixth installment in the Erast Fandorin detective series by Boris Akunin.
Yelena FurmanJul 4, 2017
- Around the World
- Noir