Nonfiction

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

Five Years Gone: What Bowe Bergdahl’s Odyssey Tells Us About the United States’s Endless War in Afghanistan
Nicholas Utzig reviews "American Cipher: Bowe Bergdahl and the U.S. Tragedy in Afghanistan" by Matt Farwell and Michael Ames.
Nicholas UtzigMay 30, 2019
Walking Out: An Interview with Michael Ames
Scott Burton talks to reporter Michael Ames about Bowe Bergdahl and his new book, “American Cipher,” co-written with Matt Farwell.
Scott BurtonMay 30, 2019
“Home Is Rooted in a Sense of Plurality”: An Interview with Andrew Lam
Quynh Vo interviews Vietnamese-American author Andrew Lam.
Quynh VoMay 25, 2019
My Sarajevo
Poet, novelist, and short story writer Faruk Šehić reflects on his Sarajevo.
Faruk ŠehićMay 25, 2019
- Around the World
- Nonfiction
Time Regained: Reading Józef Czapski in Billings, Montana
Louise Steinman finds solace and inspiration by reading Józef Czapski on Marcel Proust in Billings, Montana.
Louise SteinmanMay 21, 2019
- Memoir & Essay
- Nonfiction
The Death and Life of “Zoo Nebraska”: An Interview with Carson Vaughan
Lewis Page interviews Carson Vaughan about “Zoo Nebraska,” which traces the rise and fall of a roadside zoo in Royal, Nebraska.
Lewis PageMay 9, 2019
- Nonfiction
The History of English and the Pedagogy of Belonging
Seth Lerer reflects on a lifetime of teaching the history of the English language.
Seth LererApr 23, 2019
To Montreux — and Forever More: On Visiting the Nabokovs’ Last Home
On the 120th anniversary of the birth of Vladimir Nabokov, Maxim Shrayer recalls his visit to Montreux, where he spoke to Dmitri Nabokov before his death.
Maxim D. ShrayerApr 22, 2019
- Around the World
- Nonfiction
Whatever You Say … Say Nothing: An Interview with Patrick Radden Keefe
Benedict Cosgrove interviews Patrick Radden Keefe, author of “Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland.”
Benedict CosgroveApr 21, 2019
Lessons for the West from the Argentine South: On María Sonia Cristoff’s “False Calm”
Sean McCoy roams through “False Calm” by María Sonia Cristoff, translated from the Spanish by Katherine Silver.
Sean McCoyApr 20, 2019
- Around the World
- Nonfiction
I Have the Best Words: On Bérengère Viennot’s “La Langue de Trump”
Robert Zaretsky reviews “La Langue de Trump” by Bérengère Viennot, the French translator of Donald Trump’s speeches.
Robert ZaretskyApr 19, 2019
The Chance for Transformation: On Giorgio van Straten’s “In Search of Lost Books”
Dalia Sofer explores “In Search of Lost Books: The Forgotten Stories of Eight Mythical Volumes” by Giorgio van Straten.
Dalia SoferApr 17, 2019