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A Tapestry of Fame and Failure
Noah Kennedy reviews George Prochnik's "Stranger in a Strange Land."
Noah KennedyMay 21, 2017
Thought Against Life: Cyrus Console’s “Romanian Notebook”
Michael W. Clune on Cyrus Console’s “Romanian Notebook.”
Michael W. CluneMay 21, 2017
- Memoir & Essay
Devastating Remaking: On Melissa Buzzeo’s “The Devastation”
Maria Damon appreciates “The Devastation” by Melissa Buzzeo.
Maria DamonMay 21, 2017
- Poetry
Navigating Identities Past and Present in Susan Faludi’s “In the Darkroom”
Will Clark on the complications of identity, history and the body in Susan Faludi’s “In the Darkroom.”
Will ClarkMay 20, 2017
- Gender & Sexuality
- Memoir & Essay
Stay Hungry
Kathryn O’Shea-Evans digs into Amy Thielen's "Give a Girl a Knife."
Kathryn O’Shea-EvansMay 20, 2017
- Food & Drink
- Memoir & Essay
Under Siege
Mickey Revenaugh reviews Anne Elizabeth Moore's "Body Horror: Capitalism, Fear, Misogyny, Jokes."
Mickey RevenaughMay 19, 2017
- Memoir & Essay
Lovers and Children: On Marina Tsvetaeva’s “Letter to the Amazon”
Oksana Maksymchuk and Max Rosochinsky consider “Letter to the Amazon” by Marina Tsvetaeva.
Max Rosochinsky, Oksana MaksymchukMay 19, 2017
- Around the World
- Poetry
The Strange, Irreverent Worlds of “Down Below” and “The Complete Stories of Leonora Carrington”
Emily Wells looks at two new rereleases from Leonora Carrington.
Emily WellsMay 18, 2017
- Fiction
- Memoir & Essay
Mother’s Milk: On “Lilli de Jong” by Janet Benton
Susan Barr-Toman reviews Janet Benton's debut novel.
Susan Barr-TomanMay 18, 2017
- Fiction
The World Coming at Us Backward
Richard Kearney on Fanny Howe's "The Needle's Eye."
Richard KearneyMay 17, 2017
Who’s Afraid of the White Working Class?: On Joan C. Williams’s “White Working Class: Overcoming Class Cluelessness in America”
David Roediger on “White Working Class: Overcoming Class Cluelessness in America.”
David RoedigerMay 17, 2017
Can the Center Hold? Dodger Stadium and Downtown Los Angeles
Darryl Holter reflects on “City of Dreams: Dodger Stadium and the Birth of Modern Los Angeles” by Jerald Podair.
Darryl HolterMay 16, 2017
- History
- Politics
Ravine Politics: How Dodger Stadium Defined Los Angeles
Peter Richardson tours the “City of Dreams: Dodger Stadium and the Birth of Modern Los Angeles” by Jerald Podair.
Peter RichardsonMay 16, 2017
- History
- Politics
A Murderer, a Martyr, a Daughter, a Lover: Four Ways of Looking at Abortion
A crop of new books — a novel and three memoirs — add complexity to the seemingly insurmountable national divide over abortion.
Sarah HerringtonMay 15, 2017
God’s New Faces
Joseph S. O'Leary on Richard Kearney and Jens Zimmermann's "Reimagining the Sacred."
Joseph S. O’LearyMay 15, 2017
- Philosophy & Religion
- Religion
An Honest Town
One of the first books about the 2016 campaign focuses on its first primary, where Trump emerged triumphant.
Shehryar FazliMay 15, 2017
- Politics