Nonfiction

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

Or Not So Well
Glyn Salton-Cox on what "Or Orwell" and "Orwell's Nose" can tell us about the much-studied George Orwell.
Glyn Salton-CoxSep 19, 2016
Tap Dancing: Reports of Our Death Have Been Grossly Exaggerated
Margaret Morrison reviews “What the Eye Hears: A History of Tap Dancing” by Brian Seibert.
Margaret MorrisonSep 18, 2016
- History
- Nonfiction
Keith Douglas: A War Poet Remembered but Not Simplified
Steven L. Isenberg appreciates the vibrancy of Keith Douglas, Britain’s greatest poet of World War II.
Steven L. IsenbergSep 16, 2016
- Nonfiction
- Poetry
Silence, Las Vegas: The Second and Final Implosion of the Riviera Hotel and Casino
Joshua Baldwin remembers the second and final implosion of the Riviera Hotel and Casino.
Joshua BaldwinSep 10, 2016
- Nonfiction
Writing with a Job: “Be the Stockbroker”
Nina Revoyr on writing with a full-time (non-teaching) job — not just the challenges, but the benefits.
Nina RevoyrSep 9, 2016
- Nonfiction
Malheur, Part II: “Ours but Not Ours”
Part two of Anthony McCann's essay on the occupation of the Malheur Wildlife Refuge in Oregon.
Anthony McCannSep 8, 2016
- Nonfiction
Malheur, Part I: Sovereign Feelings
Part one of Anthony McCann's essay on the occupation of the Malheur Wildlife Refuge in Oregon.
Anthony McCannSep 7, 2016
- Nonfiction
Songs of Innocence and Experience: Mark Greif’s “Against Everything”
Timothy Aubry on Mark Greif's "Against Everything."
Timothy AubrySep 5, 2016
- Nonfiction
Skin in the Game: Whiteness Without White Supremacy?
Linda Martín Alcoff discusses the history and meaning of “whiteness” as a racial category and social identity in an interview with Andrew Waddell.
Andrew Duncan WaddellSep 1, 2016
- Cultural Studies
- Nonfiction
Eighty Years of James Agee
Christopher Knapp looks back on "Let Us Now Praise Famous Men."
Christopher KnappSep 1, 2016
“Heavy Metal Parking Lot” and the Meaning of Life
Is there more to life than chugging cheap beer and yelling, "Life sucks shit"? Joe Bucciero looks at "Heavy Metal Parking Lot" to find out.
Joe BuccieroAug 30, 2016
Let’s Go Fly a Kite
How should you write a novel? David Francis looks to Alice Mattison's "The Kite and the String" to find out.
David FrancisAug 28, 2016
- Nonfiction