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Erudition, Emotion, and the Essay: On Jazmina Barrera’s “On Lighthouses”
Ignacio M. Sánchez Prado reviews "On Lighthouses," the new essay collection by Jazmina Barrera translated by Christina MacSweeney.
Memoir & Essay
"The older one grows, the more one likes indecency." — Virginia Woolf
The Undying Half-Life of Yiddish
Two books explore the indelible imprint of Yiddish on modern politics and popular culture.
“This Constructed Self of Mine”: On the Narrative Possibilities of Racial Melancholia
Kim Hew-Low on the ways BIPOC writers assemble their stories.
A Poet in Hell
“Salvation Canyon” rises above the survivor-memoir genre and touches on the elemental power of consciousness.
After the Factory Closes: On Kerri Arsenault’s “Mill Town: Reckoning with What Remains”
A set of linked essays about Maine’s dying factory landscape leaves a distinct impression.
The Machete as Metaphor: On Roberto Lovato’s “Unforgetting”
A new memoir cuts through the density of buried trauma in El Salvador.
Caught Between Terror and Joy: On Melissa Valentine’s “The Names of All the Flowers”
Katie Shireen Assef on the grief and generosity of Melissa Valentine’s debut memoir, “The Names of All the Flowers.”
Baseball Road Trip: An Interview with Brad Balukjian
Julia Scheeres talks to Brad Balukjian about his road trip to track down all the players in a 1986 package of Topps.
Stranger Than Something That Is Already Strange: A Conversation with Namwali Serpell
The literary critic turned celebrated novelist discusses her new book, “Stranger Faces.”
Reading and Writing Again: On Zadie Smith’s “Intimations”
Scott Korb reads Zadie Smith's newest essay collection, "Intimations."
The Dark History of Eastern California: A Conversation with Kendra Atleework
Kendra Atleework discusses her new memoir, “Miracle Country,” and the beauty of Eastern California.
On Choice, Children, and Womanhood: A Conversation with Christa Parravani
Kelly Thompson talks with Christa Parravani about her new memoir, “Loved and Wanted.”
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