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The Plague Within Us: Shlomo Sand on France and its Intellectuals
As Shlomo Sand suggests in his new book, the French intellectual was never what he was cracked up to be.
Robert ZaretskyFeb 10, 2017
- Around the World
- History
In Memoriam: The Optimistic Jurist
Judge William A. Norris recalls his path to the Ninth Circuit in "Liberal Opinions: My Life in the Stream of History."
Laura W. BrillFeb 9, 2017
- Law
- Memoir & Essay
The Heat and the Hustle: Leonardo Lucarelli
Leonardo Lucarelli offers a few choice scenes to savor in "Mincemeat," but is the whole meal worth it?
Giancarlo BuonomoFeb 9, 2017
- Food & Drink
- Memoir & Essay
Ulterior Designs: Marc Nieson’s “Schoolhouse”
Matt Seidel on Marc Nieson's "Schoolhouse."
Matt SeidelFeb 8, 2017
- Education
- Memoir & Essay
Thinging the Real: On Bill Brown’s “Other Things”
Jeanette Samyn is an Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow at Wesleyan University. It's not that easy says Bill Brown
Jeanette SamynFeb 8, 2017
- Philosophy & Religion
It Can Happen Here! The Fred Korematsu Story
An illustrated book for young readers about Fred Korematsu and the Japanese internment.
Eileen KurahashiFeb 7, 2017
- History
- Young Adult & Children’s Literature
Getting Her Way: The Latest by Lynne Tillman
Susan Scarf Merrell on Lynne Tillman's "The Complete Madame Realism: And Other Stories."
Susan Scarf MerrellFeb 7, 2017
- Fiction
- Memoir & Essay
“Foul, Small-Minded Deities”: On Giorgio De Maria’s “The Twenty Days of Turin”
Peter Berard explores the haunting implications of “The Twenty Days of Turin” by Giorgio De Maria.
Peter BerardFeb 7, 2017
- Fiction
“I Read the New Ring Lardner and Here Is What I Thought”
On "The Lost Journalism of Ring Lardner."
Joshua BaldwinFeb 6, 2017
- Fiction
- Memoir & Essay
Lesser-Known Kafkas
Mark Harman on Reiner Stach's "Kafka: The Early Years."
Mark HarmanFeb 6, 2017
- Biography & Autobiography
- Fiction
Where Are the Books for Kids Like Us?
Jason Boog on crafting children's and YA literature that kids actually want to read.
Jason BoogFeb 5, 2017
- Young Adult & Children’s Literature
Darwin Americanus
Kenyon Gradert on Randall Fuller's "The Book That Changed America."
Kenyon GradertFeb 5, 2017
- History
- Science & Technology
The CIA Comedy of Saddam Hussein
Adam Fleming Petty reviews John Nixon’s "Debriefing the President," about the CIA’s war against Saddam Hussein.
Adam Fleming PettyFeb 4, 2017
- History
- Politics
“A Certain Riddle of the Sphinx”: The Enduring Mystery of the Voynich Manuscript
Dustin Illingworth appreciates the mystery of the infamous Voynich Manuscript.
Dustin IllingworthFeb 3, 2017
How to Become One: Ruth Gilligan’s “Nine Folds Make a Paper Swan”
Ruth Gilligan’s fourth novel “Nine Folds Make a Paper Swan” explores the conflict of the of Irish-Jewish identity.
Mike BroidaFeb 2, 2017
- Fiction
Sapere Aude: On “3 Summers” and the Poetry of Lisa Robertson
Sina Queyras considers “3 Summers” by Lisa Robertson.
Sina QueyrasFeb 2, 2017
- Poetry