Nonfiction

"There is nothing more poetic and terrible than the skyscrapers' battle with the heavens that cover them." — Federico García Lorca

Haunted by Queer Marxism: On Petrus Liu’s “The Specter of Materialism”
Samuel Clowes Huneke reviews Petrus Liu’s “The Specter of Materialism: Queer Theory and Marxism in the Age of the Beijing Consensus."
Samuel Clowes HunekeMay 14, 2023
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Self-Help and the Miseries of Capitalism: On Caleb Smith’s “Thoreau’s Axe” and Jenny Odell’s “Saving Time”
Chelsea Fitzgerald considers what Thoreau and Chris Rock have to teach us about the politics of attention, through Caleb Smith’s “Thoreau’s Axe” and Jenny Odell’s “Saving Time.”
Chelsea FitzgeraldMay 13, 2023
- Nonfiction
Transcending Cultural Sickness: On Mark Edmundson’s “The Age of Guilt”
Joshua Hall considers Mark Edmundson’s “The Age of Guilt.”
Joshua HallMay 10, 2023
- Nonfiction
No Monuments: On Ian Penman’s “Fassbinder Thousands of Mirrors”
Chris Molnar reviews Ian Penman’s “Fassbinder Thousands of Mirrors.”
Chris MolnarMay 2, 2023
- Nonfiction
The Passionate Conversationalist: On Scott Timberg’s “Boom Times for the End of the World”
Joe Donnelly reviews his friend and colleague Scott Timberg’s posthumous collection, “Boom Times for the End of the World.”
Joe DonnellyApr 29, 2023
- Nonfiction
Is Drawing Connections Enough?: On Brian Dillon’s “Affinities”
Alana Pockros reviews Brian Dillon’s “Affinities: On Art and Fascination.”
Alana PockrosApr 26, 2023
- Nonfiction
Not-So-Silent Spring: On Greta Thunberg’s “The Climate Book”
Terry Babcock-Lumish reviews Greta Thunberg’s “The Climate Book.”
Terry Babcock-LumishApr 18, 2023
- Nonfiction
Out of Necessity: On Christine Hume’s “Everything I Never Wanted to Know”
Juliana Spahr reviews Christine Hume’s “Everything I Never Wanted to Know.”
Juliana SpahrApr 13, 2023
- Nonfiction
Alone Together: On Annie Ernaux’s “Look at the Lights, My Love”
Apoorva Tadepalli reviews Annie Ernaux’s “Look at the Lights, My Love.”
Apoorva TadepalliApr 11, 2023
- Nonfiction
Novel Ways of Remembering Thai History: On Two New Books About Bangkok
Rosalie Metro reviews Emma Larkin’s “Comrade Aeon’s Field Guide to Bangkok” and Claudio Sopranzetti, Sara Fabbri, and Chiara Natalucci’s “The King of Bangkok.”
Rosalie MetroApr 10, 2023
- Nonfiction
The Readers’ Reader: On Michael Silverblatt’s “Bookworm”
Chris Via reviews the selection of literary interviews gathered in “Bookworm: Conversations with Michael Silverblatt."
Chris ViaMar 31, 2023
- Nonfiction
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Novel
Tom Comitta reflects on the process of growing to love, and eventually write, novels.
Tom ComittaMar 25, 2023
- Nonfiction