Nonfiction

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

Doing More with Less: Marie Kondo at Work
Katie Lambright reviews Marie Kondo and Scott Sonenshein’s latest book, “Joy at Work: Organizing your Professional Life.”
Katie LambrightJul 6, 2020
- Nonfiction
Why Gregory Bateson Matters
Ted Gioia reconsiders Gregory Bateson, whose counterculture classic, “Steps to an Ecology of Mind,” is eerily relevant again in our current crisis.
Ted GioiaJul 4, 2020
- Cultural Studies
- Nonfiction
Timeline, Flattening: Everyday Life in a Pandemic
Living through a quotidian catastrophe, one desperate text at a time.
Jill KolongowskiJun 28, 2020
- Nonfiction
Time Machine
Poet and seminal Los Angeles publisher Aleida Rodríguez travels back in time, and always takes the scenic route.
Aleida RodríguezJun 18, 2020
- Nonfiction
Our Testament
A 1983 movie about nuclear war has much to say about motherhood, family, and domestic life.
Kyle Raymond FitzpatrickJun 16, 2020
- Film
- Nonfiction
Landfill Fodder: On Adam Minter’s “Secondhand: Travels in the New Global Garage Sale”
How used consumer goods are becoming a worldwide environmental problem.
Susan CunninghamJun 4, 2020
- Around the World
- Nonfiction
Mental Math for a Token: On Calculating My Worth
"Saying something that might ruffle a feather, as a token, can prove to be risky business."
Caleb GayleMay 28, 2020
“All It Takes Is Inexhaustible Patience, Limitless Time, and a Warped Mind”: A Conversation with Adrienne Raphel
Stephanie Burt talks to Adrienne Raphel about crosswords and her latest book, “Thinking Inside the Box.”
Stephanie BurtMay 27, 2020
- Cultural Studies
- Nonfiction
In Memoriam: Lewis MacAdams
An excerpt from “The Forty Year Artwork” by Julia Ingalls
Julia IngallsMay 24, 2020
- Nonfiction
- Poetry
The 20-Year Project: On “Choice Words: Writers on Abortion”
Ellen Jones considers “Choice Words: Writers on Abortion,” a new anthology edited by Annie Finch.
Ellen JonesMay 13, 2020
- Gender & Sexuality
- Nonfiction
In Optimism Lies Urgency: Toby Ord and the Future of Humanity
Toby Ord’s new book calculates our chances of collective catastrophe at one in six.
Alexa HazelMay 9, 2020
- Nonfiction
Having an Orange Soda with Sam
The landscapes around Bakersfield and other outposts in the California foothills became alternate geographies for the modernist maps Sam and I were drawing.
Kate MarshallMay 3, 2020
- Literary Criticism
- Nonfiction