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A Search for the Soul of the Mainland
Yunte Huang has compiled a 624-doorstop of an anthology.
All Reviews
What Happened to “Purity”?: Jonathan Franzen and the Aspirations and Disappointments of a Contract Writer
Jonathan Franzen’s new novel "Purity" raises questions about the status of contract writers today.
The Psychedelic Phenomenon
"Psychedelia and Other Colours" is an opportunity, in the midst of its current commercial march, to reflect on what we really mean by psychedelic.
American Smut: Free Speech and the Right to Make a Buck
Like all company towns, Hollywood takes a wry view of the source of its wealth.
The Lovely Bones
Lee Smith, prize-winning Southern author, details the writing life in her memoir "Dimestore".
Words are the Weapons, the Weapons Must Go: The Cuban Revolution and the American Left
A review of Rafael Rojas’s "Fighting over Fidel: The New York Intellectuals and the Cuban Revolution".
A Little Death
Exploring the inarticulate violence of a broken heart.
The Women Who Worked for the Women Who Work
"Because of Sex" by Gillian Thomas pays tribute to the women who fought for respect and equality in the workplace.
The Desire of Angels
"Glorious Angels" asks questions about sexuality and desire and offers a model that alters socially sanctioned arrangements.
Emojis, Comics, and the Novel of the Future
Only by being willing to adapt can the novel live up to the promise of its name. Xu Bing’s "Book from the Ground: From Point to Point" is just that.
A Horror of “Pretty,” “Sweet” Writing
Constance Fenimore Woolson deserves more credit; Anne Boyd Rioux has helped.
Are We Done Punishing Black Men?
After Michelle Alexander’s measured assessment of mass incarceration in "The New Jim Crow," it is no longer possible to look the other way.
The Intimate World of Edmund White
The latest from America’s fabulist of post-Stonewall gay life documents an increasingly narrow vision of a queer world.
Applied Existentialism
The good-hearted Jean-Paul Sartre, the elegant Simone de Beauvoir, and the debonair Raymond Aron sat in a bar on Paris’s rue du Montparnasse.
Miracles and Fictions
With over 80 titles, César Aira now explores the adventures of a saint who's performed over 80 miracles.
Before “Biff! Pow! Bam!”
What we need is a comprehensive examination of the history of popular literature with a view toward cataloging what we might call "proto-superheroes."
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