Nonfiction

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

States of Desire: On Lisa Taddeo’s “Three Women”
Helena Duncan immerses herself in “Three Women” by Lisa Taddeo, a report on the state of women’s sexual desire in America.
Helena DuncanJul 17, 2019
- Gender & Sexuality
- Nonfiction
Stay Out of the Forest: On Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark’s “Stay Sexy & Don’t Get Murdered”
Jacquelyn Ardam weighs in on “Stay Sexy & Don’t Get Murdered” by “My Favorite Murder” podcasters Georgia Hardstark and Karen Kilgariff.
Jacquelyn ArdamJul 15, 2019
- Memoir & Essay
- Nonfiction
Rooting Out the Dirt: A Conversation with Ryan Jacobs
Aaron Shulman interviews a crime reporter who wrote a book about truffles.
Aaron ShulmanJul 14, 2019
Shine a Light: Tom Roberge and Emma Ramadan on Selling Uncommon Books
Nathan Scott McNamara talks to Tom Roberge and Emma Ramadan, co-owners of Riffraff, a bookstore, coffee shop, and bar in Providence, Rhode Island.
Nathan Scott McNamaraJul 11, 2019
- Around the World
- Nonfiction
Mindfulness Versus McMindfulness: A Conversation with David Forbes
Eleanor J. Bader speaks to David Forbes, author of “Mindfulness and Its Discontents: Education, Self, and Social Transformation.”
Eleanor J. BaderJun 23, 2019
- Cultural Studies
- Nonfiction
A One-Man Archive of Baseball History
A new biography of the dean of American baseball writing.
Kevin CanfieldJun 23, 2019
The Vanishing Black Woman Spy Reappears
What a newly discovered letter from “Mary Bowser,” a slave turned Civil War spy, reveals about race in postbellum America.
Lois LeveenJun 19, 2019
- History
- Nonfiction
Incentivizing the Cartels: Evan Ratliff’s “The Mastermind”
Antony Loewenstein reviews a new book about the front lines of the war on drugs.
Antony LoewensteinJun 18, 2019
- Around the World
- Nonfiction
The Quest for B. Cooper
On the trail of a mysterious big-game hunter in colonial-era East Africa.
David MacDougallJun 14, 2019
- Around the World
- Nonfiction
Walking Alone: On “Digital Minimalism”
A new book about how to declutter our technologically oversaturated lives.
Taylor FayleJun 10, 2019
- Nonfiction
- Science & Technology
Desperately Seeking Kin: Genetic Longing in the Donor Gamete Context
Anthropologist, author, and filmmaker Diane Tober explores what it means to be human in the biotech age.
Diane ToberJun 4, 2019
- Nonfiction
- Science & Technology
Cabaret Dancer in Paris
Anna Friedrich tags after a Russian-born cabaret dancer in Paris.
Anna FriedrichMay 30, 2019
- Around the World
- Nonfiction