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There Will Be Feelings: On George Toles’s “Paul Thomas Anderson”
Martin Woessner mines the depths of “Paul Thomas Anderson” by George Toles.
Martin WoessnerDec 23, 2016
- Film
Thus Bad Begins and Worse Remains Behind: Javier Marías
Donald Breckenridge on Javier Marías's "Thus Bad Begins."
Donald BreckenridgeDec 23, 2016
- Fiction
“We’ve Got to Get the Hell out of Here, Now!”
Karen Karbo on Jessica Bennett's especially timely "Feminist Fight Club."
Karen KarboDec 21, 2016
- Nonfiction
- Politics
Is Islamist-Secularist a Contradiction in Terms?
How oxymoronic is “Islamic-Secularist”? Owen says plenty, but that some hybrid is inevitable.
Rayyan Al-ShawafDec 20, 2016
- Politics
- Religion
A Coin and Its Other Side: Janet Sternburg Photographs of an Interpenetrating World
Jack Miles admires the rich simultaneity Janet Sternburg has captured in the photographs collected in “Overspilling World.”
Jack MilesDec 20, 2016
- Art & Architecture
Limitless Achievement: On “East West Street”
Kate McLoughlin on Philippe Sands's "East West Street."
Kate McLoughlinDec 19, 2016
The Becoming-Literature of the World: Pheng Cheah’s Case for World Literature
Shir Alon examines the concept of world literature put forward in “What Is a World?” by Pheng Cheah.
Shir AlonDec 19, 2016
- Literary Criticism
- Philosophy & Religion
A Less Ordinary Desperation
Libby Flores on Taylor Larsen's "Stranger, Father, Beloved."
Libby FloresDec 18, 2016
- Fiction
An Empire Divided
Ann Leckie’s Imperial Radch trilogy exemplifies not only what the best space opera can achieve, but also what the best science fiction can offer.
Graham J. MurphyDec 17, 2016
- SF
The Land Down Under
Jean Hey reviews David Francis’s novel "Wedding Bush Road."
Jean HeyDec 17, 2016
- Fiction
Both a Fish and an Ichthyologist: On Viktor Shklovsky’s Diverse Achievement
Adrian Nathan West appreciates the diversity of “Viktor Shklovsky: A Reader” edited by Alexandra Berlina.
Adrian Nathan WestDec 15, 2016
- Around the World
- Philosophy & Religion
Dangerous Dumb Questions: Phoebe Robinson Explains Things
TV writer and podcast star Phoebe Robinson has a new book: “You Can’t Touch My Hair.”
Edgar GomezDec 15, 2016
- Cultural Studies
Unfamiliar Tongues: Eliot Weinberger's Travels in the Republic of Letters
David S. Wallace examines the many facets of Eliot Weinberger.
David Schurman WallaceDec 15, 2016
- Memoir & Essay
- Poetry
After The Dams: On Amy Hassinger’s Novel and the Dakota Pipeline
The novel explores dam building, pipelines, and their repercussions on indigenous people.
Mary WarnerDec 14, 2016
- Fiction
- Politics
Santa Muerte, Protégeme
Désirée Zamorano reviews “Zero Saints” by Gabino Iglesias.
Désirée ZamoranoDec 14, 2016
- Noir
Affective Exchange: Amy Hungerford’s “Making Literature Now”
Louise Hill answers whether "Making Literature Now" is worth your time.
Louise HillDec 14, 2016
- Cultural Studies
- Literary Criticism