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What Is the Point of Such Inhumane Programs? On Magdalena Saryusz-Wolska’s “Microhistories of Memory”
Harry Waksberg reviews a new book about a German television series about the Holocaust, written by Magdalena Saryusz-Wolska.
Literary Criticism
"Writing only leads to more writing." — Colette
Another World, Another Life: On Anaïs Ngbanzo’s “Who Are You Dorothy Dean?”
Conor Williams reviews a new biography of Dorothy Dean, edited by Anaïs Ngbanzo.
The Commonsense Critic: A Personal Tribute to Helen Vendler
Cinque Henderson writes a personal tribute for Helen Vendler.
Mythic Appetites: On Meta-Desires, Marriage, and Meals in the Personal Essay
Kristen Malone Poli examines the true hunger at the heart of the divorce plot.
Theft of the Commons: On David Bellos and Alexandre Montagu’s “Who Owns This Sentence?”
Jessica Rizzo reviews David Bellos and Alexandre Montagu’s “Who Owns This Sentence? A History of Copyrights and Wrongs.”
A Transatlantic Metamorphosis: On Brian K. Goodman’s “The Nonconformists”
Ian Ellison reviews Brian K. Goodman’s “The Nonconformists: American and Czech Writers Across the Iron Curtain.”
When Tolstoy Met Trollope: On Sophie Ratcliffe’s “Loss, a Love Story”
Bob Blaisdell reviews Sophie Ratcliffe’s “Loss, a Love Story: Imagined Histories and Brief Encounters.”
Endless Renewal: On Adam Phillips’s “On Giving Up”
Sarah Moorhouse reviews Adam Phillips’s “On Giving Up.”
Deprovincializing Criticism: On Bruce Robbins’s “Criticism and Politics”
Christopher Newfield reviews Bruce Robbins’s “Criticism and Politics: A Polemical Introduction.”
Our Not-Yet-Realized Almanac of the Future: On Veer Books’ “Corroding the Now” Anthology
David Shipko reviews Veer Books’ new anthology “Corroding the Now: Poetry + Science/SF.”
Alert Respect Before the Other Soul: On Katja Haustein’s “Alone with Others”
Ian Ellison reviews Katja Haustein’s “Alone with Others: An Essay on Tact in Five Modernist Encounters.”
The City in Its Grip: On Tricia Romano’s “The Freaks Came Out to Write”
T. M. Brown reviews Tricia Romano’s “The Freaks Came Out to Write: The Definitive History of the Village Voice, the Radical Paper That Changed American Culture.”
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