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How Philanthropy Threatens Democracy
Susan McWilliams reviews David Callahan’s “The Givers: Wealth, Power, and Philanthropy in a New Gilded Age.”
Susan McWilliamsApr 29, 2017
- Politics
When the Last Shall Be First
Claire Cameron’s “The Last Neanderthal” is the first of a new genre of Neanderthal literature.
Lydia PyneApr 28, 2017
- Fiction
The Plot Thickens: James Shapiro’s “The Year of Lear: Shakespeare in 1606”
Michael Paller reviews James Shapiro's latest book.
Michael PallerApr 25, 2017
- History
- Literary Criticism
The Slide Rule and the Crowbar: Henry David Thoreau in the Anthropocene
Daegan Miller reviews Robert M. Thorson’s “The Boatman: Henry David Thoreau’s River Years.”
Daegan MillerApr 23, 2017
In Contagious Mood: Notes on Claude McKay’s New, Last Novel “Amiable with Big Teeth”
David B. Hobbs looks at Harlem Renaissance fixture Claude McKay's recently discovered "Amiable with Big Teeth."
David B. HobbsApr 22, 2017
- Fiction
Sages and Holy Fools
Richard Kearney on Jason M. Wirth's "Commiserating with Devastated Things: Milan Kundera and the Entitlements of Thinking."
Richard KearneyApr 22, 2017
- Literary Criticism
- Religion
“Literature with a Capital L”: On Arthur Krystal’s “This Thing We Call Literature”
Patrick Kurp appreciates the serious “sallies” of “This Thing We Call Literature” by Arthur Krystal.
Patrick KurpApr 22, 2017
- Literary Criticism
- Memoir & Essay
Interrogation and Transmigration: On Layli Long Soldier’s “Whereas” and Mai Der Vang’s “Afterland”
Mark Trecka reviews Layli Long Soldier’s “Whereas” and Mai Der Vang’s “Afterland.”
Mark TreckaApr 20, 2017
- Poetry
Carnal Fantasies: On Eric Santner’s “The Weight of All Flesh”
Hanna Schaefer picks apart “The Weight of All Flesh” by Eric Santner.
Hanna SchaeferApr 19, 2017
- Philosophy & Religion
- Politics
Gurwitch Goes for the Gelt
Mort Zachter visits Annabelle Gurwitch's "Wherever You Go, There They Are."
Mort ZachterApr 18, 2017
- Memoir & Essay
Retrofuturist Feminism: Lidia Yuknavitch’s “The Book of Joan”
Lidia Yuknavitch mines literary and political history for timely heroines based on the iconic Joan of Arc and her contemporary, Christine de Pizan.
Anne JamisonApr 18, 2017
- Fiction
Between the Sheets: Sex, Power, and Literary Desire in John Rechy’s “After the Blue Hour”
Eric Newman appreciates the lessons of “After the Blue Hour” by John Rechy.
Eric NewmanApr 17, 2017
- Fiction
Sympathy for the White Devil: Phoebe Maltz Bovy’s “The Perils of ‘Privilege’”
Jacqui Shine reviews Phoebe Maltz Bovy’s “The Perils of ‘Privilege’.”
Jacqui ShineApr 16, 2017
- Cultural Studies
- Politics
“Whatever Was Left of That Other Life”: On Adam O’Riordan’s “A Herring Famine” and “The Burning Ground: Stories”
Declan Ryan reviews two collections — one of poems, the other of stories — by Adam O’Riordan.
Declan RyanApr 16, 2017
- Fiction
- Poetry
From Elsewhere to Elsewhere
Soviet sci-fi, avant-garde experimentalism, and Tibetan Buddhism converge in “Radiant Terminus,” Antoine Volodine’s longest narrative to appear in English.
Geoff ShullenbergerApr 15, 2017
- SF
“I Know That Story!”: On Natalia Ginzburg’s “Family Lexicon”
Eric Gudas pores over “Family Lexicon” by Natalia Ginzburg.
Eric GudasApr 15, 2017