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Literature
The latest reviews of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, interviews with authors, and original stories, poems, and lyrical essays.
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Keeping It Close: On Katie Kitamura’s “Intimacies”
Carissa Chesanek examines the close quarters that form “Intimacies,” Katie Kitamura’s latest....
Keeping It Close: On Katie Kitamura’s “Intimacies”
Carissa Chesanek examines the close quarters that form “Intimacies,” Katie Kitamura’s latest....
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Awful Things, Noble Reasons: A Conversation with Chris Offutt
Daneet Steffens talks with Chris Offutt about how his hometown in Eastern Kentucky inspired “The Killing Hills,” his first crime novel....
Awful Things, Noble Reasons: A Conversation with Chris Offutt
Daneet Steffens talks with Chris Offutt about how his hometown in Eastern Kentucky inspired “The Killing Hills,” his first crime novel....
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Punishment Is Coming: On Mieko Kawakami’s “Heaven”
Mieko Kawakami’s novel “Heaven” explores the sufferings and cruelties of adolescence....
Punishment Is Coming: On Mieko Kawakami’s “Heaven”
Mieko Kawakami’s novel “Heaven” explores the sufferings and cruelties of adolescence....
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Hollywood Is Thy Name
Two new books explore the movies Hollywood made about Hollywood movies....
Hollywood Is Thy Name
Two new books explore the movies Hollywood made about Hollywood movies....
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“Her Living Voice”: On “The Essential Muriel Rukeyser”
Catherine Gander considers “The Essential Muriel Rukeyser,” edited by Natasha Trethewey....
“Her Living Voice”: On “The Essential Muriel Rukeyser”
Catherine Gander considers “The Essential Muriel Rukeyser,” edited by Natasha Trethewey....
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Toward an Omega Woman: On Alison Stine’s “Road Out of Winter”
Alison Stine’s “Road Out of Winter” is well written and a poignant reminder of how we chronically neglect ourselves and our world....
Toward an Omega Woman: On Alison Stine’s “Road Out of Winter”
Alison Stine’s “Road Out of Winter” is well written and a poignant reminder of how we chronically neglect ourselves and our world....
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Semi-Plausible Histories: On Torrey Peters’s “Detransition, Baby”
A sparkling debut novel challenges ideologically charged notions of gender and motherhood....
Semi-Plausible Histories: On Torrey Peters’s “Detransition, Baby”
A sparkling debut novel challenges ideologically charged notions of gender and motherhood....
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Discomfort of the Unquantifiable: On Selina Mahmood’s “A Pandemic in Residence: Essays from a Detroit Hospital”
Pallavi Yetur ruminates on the psychological implications of COVID-19 with Selina Mahmood’s “A Pandemic in Residence: Essays from a Detroit Hospital.”...
Discomfort of the Unquantifiable: On Selina Mahmood’s “A Pandemic in Residence: Essays from a Detroit Hospital”
Pallavi Yetur ruminates on the psychological implications of COVID-19 with Selina Mahmood’s “A Pandemic in Residence: Essays from a Detroit Hospital.”...
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Insurmountable Divides: On Ethel Rohan’s “In the Event of Contact”
Jean Hey reviews Ethel Rohan’s new story collection “In the Event of Contact,” immigrant tales grounded in a distinctly Irish grit....
Insurmountable Divides: On Ethel Rohan’s “In the Event of Contact”
Jean Hey reviews Ethel Rohan’s new story collection “In the Event of Contact,” immigrant tales grounded in a distinctly Irish grit....
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Once Upon a Time: On Margreta de Grazia’s “Four Shakespearean Period Pieces”
Rhodri Lewis evaluates "Four Shakespearean Period Pieces," the latest book from Margreta de Grazia....
Once Upon a Time: On Margreta de Grazia’s “Four Shakespearean Period Pieces”
Rhodri Lewis evaluates "Four Shakespearean Period Pieces," the latest book from Margreta de Grazia....
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The Adjunct Gaze
Two new novels grapple with the precarity of women’s labor in contemporary academia....
The Adjunct Gaze
Two new novels grapple with the precarity of women’s labor in contemporary academia....
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The Stolen Joys of the Body: Aging and Sexuality in Clarice Lispector’s Short Stories
Lispector confronts the pleasures and perils of the aging female body with startling honesty....
The Stolen Joys of the Body: Aging and Sexuality in Clarice Lispector’s Short Stories
Lispector confronts the pleasures and perils of the aging female body with startling honesty....
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Conjuring Love: A Conversation with Kiese Laymon
A wondrous combination of love and outrage drives Kiese Laymon’s writing....
Conjuring Love: A Conversation with Kiese Laymon
A wondrous combination of love and outrage drives Kiese Laymon’s writing....
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Love and Critique: A Conversation with Sanjena Sathian
Sanjena Sathian talks about her satirical coming-of-age novel “Gold Diggers.”...
Love and Critique: A Conversation with Sanjena Sathian
Sanjena Sathian talks about her satirical coming-of-age novel “Gold Diggers.”...
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The Complicity of Home: On Kazim Ali’s “Northern Light”
“Northern Light” is a mixture of memoir and environmental nonfiction that plays with the conventions of both....
The Complicity of Home: On Kazim Ali’s “Northern Light”
“Northern Light” is a mixture of memoir and environmental nonfiction that plays with the conventions of both....
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New Lives in Deadly Stories: A Conversation with Nekesa Afia
Naomi Elias talks to Nekesa Afia about her debut novel, “Dead Dead Girls.”...
New Lives in Deadly Stories: A Conversation with Nekesa Afia
Naomi Elias talks to Nekesa Afia about her debut novel, “Dead Dead Girls.”...
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The Passion of the Taxidermist: On Betina González’s “American Delirium”
A psychedelic, absurdist parable about getting in touch with our animal selves....
The Passion of the Taxidermist: On Betina González’s “American Delirium”
A psychedelic, absurdist parable about getting in touch with our animal selves....
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