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The Enigma of Gloom: On George Scialabba’s “How To Be Depressed”
Gerald Russello looks into “How To Be Depressed,” the new book from George Scialabba.
Memoir & Essay
"The older one grows, the more one likes indecency." — Virginia Woolf
Rapt Rereadings
Viv Groskop’s new book is a passionate love letter to the classics of French literature.
Heroin Heroism: On the Rock ’n’ Roll Survivor Narrative
John Tottenham plows through the genre of the rock ’n’ roll memoir.
Immigration, Masculinity, Punk Rock: A Conversation with Phuc Tran
A Vietnamese American memoirist on the pressures of assimilation, toxic masculinity, and anti-Black racism.
Narrative of My Heart: A Conversation with Natasha Trethewey
Yvonne Conza interviews Natasha Trethewey about her new book, “Memorial Drive: A Daughter’s Memoir.”
The Limit of Lyrical Thinking: A Conversation with Susan Briante
Roberto Tejada talks with Susan Briante about migration, documentary poetics, and her new book “Defacing the Monument.”
Dog Days in Postwar Paris: On Curzio Malaparte’s “Diary of a Foreigner in Paris”
Robert Zaretsky picks apart “Diary of a Foreigner in Paris” by Curzio Malaparte.
How Bad Is the Criminal Justice System?
Laurie L. Levenson reviews Jason Hardy's new book about the criminal justice system, "The Second Chance Club: Hardship and Hope After Prison."
When the Chronically Ill Go into Remission: Filmmaker Jennifer Brea’s Life After “Unrest”
Megan Moodie details her own experiences with chronic pain and illness alongside a critical assessment of Jennifer Brea’s documentary “Unrest” (2017).
No Single Source, No Simple Solution: A Young Mother’s Homelessness in New York City
Stefano Bloch reviews Lauren Sandler's "This Is All I Got: A New Mother’s Search for Home."
Up at Oxford
Amit Chaudhuri looks back on the Oxford of the late 1980s from an “Indian perspective.”
An Outsider’s Perspective Inside the United States
Savy Janssen looks at "America through Foreign Eyes," the recently published book by Jorge G. Castañeda.
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