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The Nature of the Beast
Lisa Fetchko on Daphne Merkin's memoir "This Close to Happy" and the literary difficulties of capturing the minutiae of depression.
Lisa FetchkoMar 2, 2017
- Memoir & Essay
Pankaj Mishra on the Violent Transition to Modernity
Pankaj Mishra, leading global thinker, on violence and history.
Sebastian StrangioMar 1, 2017
I Will Defend to the Death Your Right to Vote for Trump
From Rousseau to Trump? Adam Fleming Petty analyzes the Enlightenment roots of our current political anger.
Adam Fleming PettyMar 1, 2017
- Philosophy & Religion
- Politics
Skip the Words, Read the Pictures
Jonathan Shapiro on Edward Sorel's "Mary Astor's Purple Diary."
Jonathan ShapiroFeb 28, 2017
The Color of Art: On Rowan Hisayo Buchanan’s Debut
Ilana Masad on Rowan Hisayo Buchanan's "Harmless Like You."
Ilana MasadFeb 28, 2017
- Fiction
The Whole Point About War: On Lara Pawson’s “This Is the Place to Be”
Houman Barekat on journalist Lara Pawson's memoir, "This Is the Place to Be."
Houman BarekatFeb 27, 2017
The Fall of Feminism: Jessa Crispin’s “Why I Am Not A Feminist”
Maria Bustillos reviews Jessa Crispin’s “Why I Am Not A Feminist: A Feminist Manifesto.”
Maria BustillosFeb 26, 2017
- Gender & Sexuality
- Politics
The Accusatory Monologist: A Review of Mauro Javier Cardenas’s Novel “The Revolutionaries Try Again”
Jonathan Fullmer on Mauro Javier Cardenas's "The Revolutionaries Try Again."
Jonathan FullmerFeb 25, 2017
- Fiction
Uncle Carl Helps Illuminate Two New Irish YA Novels
A psychologist reads “Knights of the Borrowed Dark” by Dave Rudden and “Spare and Found Parts” by Sarah Maria Griffin with Carl Jung and a 14-year-old.
Andrew Kiehlbauch, Cheryl MaddalenaFeb 25, 2017
- SF
- Young Adult & Children’s Literature
Inner Soundtracks and Apparitions: Joe Bonomo’s Selected Work
Joshua James Amberson reviews "Field Recordings from the Inside" by Joe Bonomo.
Joshua James AmbersonFeb 25, 2017
- Memoir & Essay
- Music
From Pacquiao to H-1B Visas: Global Asian Culture and America’s Shifting Identity
Corina Zappia on "Global Asian American Popular Cultures."
Corina ZappiaFeb 24, 2017
- Around the World
- Cultural Studies
A Separation: Sheila Kohler’s “Once We Were Sisters”
Jean Hey looks at Sheila Kohler's new memoir.
Jean HeyFeb 22, 2017
- Memoir & Essay
“There’s Too Much Reality”: On Jack Womack’s “Random Acts of Senseless Violence”
With everyone thinking about "The Handmaid's Tale" after the election, Ron Hogan believes "Random Acts of Senseless Violence" is also appropriate reading.
Ron HoganFeb 22, 2017
- SF
From Medical Condition to Political Condition: The Story of the ADA
Rosemarie Garland-Thomson reviews “Enabling Acts,” a history of the ADA by Lennard J. Davis.
Rosemarie Garland-ThomsonFeb 22, 2017
- History
- Politics
Naming The Dead Who Toiled Our Fields: The Latest from Tim Z. Hernandez
Sara Campos on Tim Z. Hernandez's "All They Will Call You."
Sara CamposFeb 21, 2017
He’s My Death, Too: Emmett Till and America
Shehryar Fazli on Timothy B. Tyson's "The Blood of Emmett Till."
Shehryar FazliFeb 20, 2017