Mansion of the Spirit
Leaving the United States wasn’t easy for Cisneros.
Memoir & Essay
"The older one grows, the more one likes indecency." — Virginia Woolf
Memory Problems
"We Were Meant to Be a Gentle People" is a hybrid work of memoir, poetry, photography, and even music.
Facing the Music
Hynde and Brownstein tell us, with no other agenda than full disclosure, that they were lame — or in other words, lost and undone by their own desire.
My Life as a Woman
Born a man named William, I became Leigh Anne Williams, a woman who published 20 romance novels.
The Lightning Before Death: A Tribute to Clive James
Clive James's stature as a literary journalist and cultural critic ought to endure.
The Phone Is a Public Space
A phone — particularly a cell phone — is a social, public hub, but it also feels like an intimate object.
Letter from Paris
A letter for Paris by Michelle Kuo and Albert Wu.
A Curious George
Lary Wallace reviews "A Carlin Home Companion: Growing Up with George."
Portrait of a Coterie
Felix Bernstein's debut essay collection, "Notes on Post-Conceptual Poetry," is not what you would expect from a 23-year-old, Brooklyn-based writer and artist.
“You Learn Things When You’re Ready to Learn Them”
Kemp Powers interviews the author Clifford Thompson about his latest book "Twin of Darkness."
Brautigan Will Be Brautigan
Retracing Brautigan's tracks allows Allison Green to "grapple" with Brautigan's indifference to the female character in "Trout Fishing," as well as her own.
Taking Care
Barbara Taylor's "The Last Asylum" is a gripping account of her own madness and a historical reflection on asylums and the implication of their demise.
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