Nonfiction

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

Pure Literature: On Herta Müller and Svetlana Alexievich
James Thomas Snyder considers the work of two Nobel laureates from Central and Eastern Europe, Herta Müller and Svetlana Alexievich.
James Thomas SnyderNov 22, 2016
Monkeys Jumping Out of Boxes: The Editorial Life of Terry McDonell
John Tytell pores over “The Accidental Life” of legendary editor Terry McDonell.
John TytellNov 12, 2016
- Memoir & Essay
- Nonfiction
The Monster at Our Backs
Marissa Silver on Monster Trump.
Marisa SilverNov 2, 2016
- Nonfiction
The Network Imaginary
Mary Pappalardo on Patrick Jagoda's "Network Aesthetics" and the need to scrutinize the networks we live in.
Mary PappalardoNov 1, 2016
The Spirit Is Willing: On Colin Dickey’s “Ghostland”
Rachel Monroe reviews Colin Dickey’s “Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places.”
Rachel MonroeOct 31, 2016
- History
- Nonfiction
The Magnetism of the Unknown: An Interview with Beverly Lowry
Aaron Shulman interviews true crime author Beverly Lowry about her latest book, “Who Killed These Girls? Cold Case: The Yogurt Shop Murders.”
Aaron ShulmanOct 28, 2016
- Nonfiction
Writing in a “Bubble of Idiocy”
Alyssa Oursler talks to Chloe Caldwell about her new memoir, "I'll Tell You In Person."
Alyssa OurslerOct 15, 2016
- Memoir & Essay
- Nonfiction
The Architecture of Memory: How Los Angeles Made Me a Poet
Poet and translator Stephen Kessler reflects on his debt to Los Angeles.
Stephen KesslerOct 14, 2016
- Nonfiction
- Poetry
Biography: Where White Lives Matter
Kavita Das bemoans the lack of diversity in the biography genre.
Kavita DasOct 8, 2016
- Biography & Autobiography
- Nonfiction
Of Literature and Fossil Fuels
Why isn't literary fiction worrying about climate change? Yugank Goyal reads Amitav Ghosh to find out.
Yugank GoyalSep 30, 2016
- Literary Criticism
- Nonfiction
Edward Albee: Fragments
A remembrance of the late, great playwright Edward Albee.
Ian MacAllister-McDonaldSep 29, 2016
- Nonfiction
Benjamin Tells a Story…
Peter Fenves looks at Verso's release of Walter Benjamin's "The Storyteller: Tales out of Loneliness."
Peter FenvesSep 29, 2016
- Nonfiction
- Philosophy & Religion