Nonfiction

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

A Fan’s Notes
Juan Villoro's "God Is Round" looks at the highs and lows of soccer.
Michael J. AgovinoJun 20, 2016
- Memoir & Essay
- Nonfiction
Intersecting Catastrophes
Being a woman in Pakistan, from Partition until today.
Rozina AliJun 20, 2016
- Nonfiction
- Religion
The Hidden Dying of Doctors: What the Humanities Can Teach Medicine, and Why We All Need Medicine to Learn It
There is an equally heartbreaking loss of another young doctor in Paul Kalanithi’s book, one especially troubling because it received almost no commentary.
Lois LeveenMay 25, 2016
Space Invaders
Geoff Manaugh elevates burglars above petty criminal status and instead characterizes them as “drunk Jedis of architectural space.”
Oliver WangMay 12, 2016
- Nonfiction
Dreaming in Empire: The Geopolitics of Syria’s Civil War and the Killing of Osama bin Laden
Seymour Hersh’s "The Killing of Osama bin Laden" is the clearest articulation of how US policy on the Middle East has shifted, with often dire consequences
Joseph DanaMay 12, 2016
- Nonfiction
Our Hero and His Blues: Celebrating Albert Murray
Clifford Thompson celebrates Albert Murray 100th birthday by taking an in-depth look at his life's work
Clifford ThompsonMay 8, 2016
Closer, Truer, Wilder
In Sonja Livingston's "Ladies Night at the Dreamland", the ladies are apparitions — as is the author herself, fading in and out, haunting these pages.
Sariah DorbinMay 2, 2016
- Memoir & Essay
- Nonfiction
The Psychedelic Phenomenon
"Psychedelia and Other Colours" is an opportunity, in the midst of its current commercial march, to reflect on what we really mean by psychedelic.
Russell WilliamsApr 30, 2016
- Nonfiction
Are We Done Punishing Black Men?
After Michelle Alexander’s measured assessment of mass incarceration in "The New Jim Crow," it is no longer possible to look the other way.
Priyanka KumarApr 24, 2016
- Nonfiction
The Orange Industrial Complex
Orange County’s local distinctions can be traced to the time when the orange was monocultured king, and the local economy arranged around it.
Tom ZoellnerApr 18, 2016
- Nonfiction
Commodification, Objectification, and the Corporatization of Exotic Dance
Natassja SchielApr 14, 2016
- Nonfiction
Wood Boy Dog Fish: An Interview with Sean Cawelti of Rogue Artists Ensemble
Aaron ShulmanApr 13, 2016
- Nonfiction