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A Brutal Intelligence: AI, Chess, and the Human Mind
Nicholas Carr contemplates AI and “Deep Thinking,” a memoir by chess master Garry Kasparov.
Memoir & Essay
"The older one grows, the more one likes indecency." — Virginia Woolf
LSD and Palestine in the Same Season: An Interview with Ayelet Waldman
Leah Mirakhor interviews Ayelet Waldman about her 30-day stretch of microdosing LSD as well as the Israeli occupation of the West Bank.
Such Is the Power of Music: An Interview with James Rhodes
Christine Fischer Guy talks to pianist James Rhodes about his new memoir, "Instrumental: A Memoir of Madness, Medication, and Music."
An Arduous but Triumphant Journey
Elaine Elinson on Susan Burton and Cari Lynn's "Becoming Ms. Burton: From Prison to Recovery to Leading the Fight for Incarcerated Women."
Return of the Pirate Slut
Jamie Fisher finds "Love and Trouble" by Claire Dederer.
With Reflection, Without Fear
William Bradley on Paul Young's "Frank Miller’s Daredevil and the Ends of Heroism."
Our Deplorable Selves: Alan Alda’s Improv Antidote
K. C. Cole looks at Alan Alda's "If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?"
“The Things That Scare You”: Dominique Goblet’s “Pretending Is Lying”
Tahneer Oksman on the images that can override images in Dominique Goblet's graphic memoir "Pretending Is Lying."
“The Emotion-Recollected-in-Tranquility Racket”: On J. D. Daniels’s “The Correspondence: Essays”
Houman Barekat journeys through “The Correspondence: Essays” by J. D. Daniels.
Who Is It For?
Colleen Kelsey speaks with Julia Cooper about her new polemic, "The Last Word: Reviving the Dying Art of Eulogy."
Up from the Gutter: A Memoir by Joe Orton’s Sister
Leonie Orton, sister of controversial playwright Joe Orton, discusses her memoir with Charles Casillo.
Coming to Terms with Impermanence
Micah McCrary interviews Kristen Radtke about her new graphic memoir, "Imagine Wanting Only This."
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