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Naming Names: On A. N. Wilson’s “Confessions”
Timothy Larsen reviews A. N. Wilson’s “Confessions: A Life of Failed Promises.”
Memoir & Essay
"The older one grows, the more one likes indecency." — Virginia Woolf
The Cost of Silence
Michael Wolfe appreciates his slice of Los Angeles.
All of the Monsters (In Which I Accuse James Purdy of Throwing My Four-Year-Old Child Down Two Flights of Stairs Using His Powers of Telekinesis): On Michael Snyder’s “James Purdy”
Matthew Stadler recalls his friend James Purdy via Michael Snyder’s new biography of the novelist, playwright, and poet, “James Purdy: Life of a Contrarian Writer.”
The Body in Topography
Mariam Gomaa reflects on the intertwining characteristics of health, surgery, religion, and philosophy.
Lyrics in Search of an Allegory: On Three Recent Books from Rachel Hadas
Sunil Iyengar reviews Rachel Hadas’s recent collections of poems, “Love and Dread” and “Pandemic Almanac,” alongside “Piece By Piece: Selected Prose.”
When a Girl Is a Gun: On Joanna Walsh’s “My Life as a Godard Movie”
Jamie Hood reviews Joanna Walsh’s memoir-critical hybrid, “My Life as a Godard Movie.”
The Truth Was Out There: On the Legacy of Art Bell
Jesse Robertson considers the legacy of insomnia-prone radio host Art Bell.
Private Domain: On Ada Calhoun’s “Also a Poet”
Alec Pollak reviews Ada Calhoun’s ”Also a Poet: Frank O'Hara, My Father, and Me.”
The Avenging Goddess of Screenwriters: Remembering Mary C. McCall Jr.
J. E. Smyth commemorates a landmark anniversary of forgotten screenwriter and guild president, the sharp-tongued, blacklisted Mary McCall.
A Third Space: On Karen Cheung’s “The Impossible City”
Jimin Kang reviews Karen Cheung’s “The Impossible City: A Hong Kong Memoir.”
Unexpected Sledgehammer: Noel Ignatiev’s Communist Education
Dylan Davis and Patrick King discuss the impact of Noel Ignatiev on the US labor movement through his books such as “Acceptable Men: Life in the World’s Largest Steel Mill” and “Treason to Whiteness Is Loyalty to Humanity.”
Castle King Side: On Stefan Zweig’s “Chess Story”
Adam Dalva confronts his online chess addiction via Stefan Zweig’s “Chess Story.”
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