Nonfiction

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

Rhetorical Questions: On “Long Live Latin” and the Evolution of Style
Will Boast roams through Nicola Gardini’s “Long Live Latin,” translated from the Italian by Todd Portnowitz.
Will BoastMar 10, 2020
Say Goodbye to Hollywood Park: Photographing the Twilight of a Racetrack
Michele Asselin presents her photographs of Hollywood Park Racetrack in its final days.
Michele AsselinMar 9, 2020
- Art & Architecture
- Nonfiction
On Consistency: Italo Calvino's Sixth Memo
Andrei CodrescuMar 2, 2020
- Nonfiction
Neon Pink
Sam Moore on queerness and finding oneself, with detours through contemporary queer film, literature, and music.
Sam MooreFeb 29, 2020
- Gender & Sexuality
- Nonfiction
The Road to Glory: Faulkner’s Hollywood Years, 1932–1936
Lisa C. Hickman reconstructs William Faulkner’s tumultuous Hollywood sojourn of 1932–1936.
Lisa C. HickmanFeb 27, 2020
- History
- Nonfiction
“Shame Was My First Drug”: A Conversation with Erin Khar
Erin Khar discusses her memoir about recovering from addiction, “Strung Out.”
Jane RatcliffeFeb 25, 2020
- Memoir & Essay
- Nonfiction
Of Forgiveness
Ashon T. Crawely on "forgiveness, in black"
Ashon T. CrawleyFeb 25, 2020
- Nonfiction
More Death: On Mushroom Hunting and the Novels of Daša Drndić
Angela Woodward considers how hunting mushrooms can illuminate Daša Drndić’s fiction.
Angela WoodwardFeb 23, 2020
Necessary Protection
Erica Wright interviews Kenneth R. Rosen about his book "Bulletproof Vest," a new book in the Object Lessons series.
Erica WrightFeb 16, 2020
- Nonfiction
Confessions of a Weapon: On Being a TV Chat Show Host in Iran
Former talk show host Paul Ingram talks about his time in Tehran.
Paul IngramFeb 12, 2020
A Brief History of Mutual Criticism
The failures and successes of mutual criticism
Maura Brewer, Maya GurantzFeb 7, 2020
- Nonfiction
A Nod to Nostalgia: A Conversation Between Josh Kun and Sarah Abrevaya Stein
Josh Kun and Sarah Abrevaya Stein discuss the ties that bind.
Josh KunJan 29, 2020