Nonfiction

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

• Activists or Revolutionaries? Iranian Women in “Jewels of Allah”

  Nina Ansary on the lesser-known roles of Iranian women activists, reformers, and actors for and against the Islamic state.

  Gina B. NahaiJul 28, 2015

  • Nonfiction

  • Religion

• How to Eat a Book

  "The ways in which the act of sharing food helps build, demarcate, and destroy relationships."

  Frances E. DolanJul 27, 2015

  • Nonfiction

• Wired for Madness? A History

  Madness in civilization, or so-called "degeneracy," can be interpreted in a variety of ways depending on the time period and who's in charge of categories.

  Michele Pridmore-BrownJul 26, 2015

  • Nonfiction

  • Science & Technology

• Lyric Tourism

  Joni Tevis on environmental apocalypse, ecotourism, and how lyric can make sense of landscape.

  D. J. LeeJul 22, 2015

  • Nonfiction

• In an Empire of the Dead

  Jeffrey Jerome Cohen writes a lively study of inanimate stone and connects deep ecology to new materialism.

  Hunter DukesJul 17, 2015

  • Nonfiction

• The Key of Holy Sympathy

  Neurosurgeon Henry Marsh on the emotional and physical toll of brain surgery and having empathy for his patients.

  John-Paul McCarthyJul 11, 2015

  • Nonfiction

• Changing Sides, or, The Assimilation Blues

  "Ends of Assimilation" is written around the poles of assimilation and authenticity.

  Ralph RodriguezJul 6, 2015

  • Nonfiction

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  Farewell to the Space Shuttle

  Margaret Lazarus Dean's "Leaving Orbit" is a deft and lyrical meditation on the last days of the NASA space shuttle program.

  Michael RymerJun 28, 2015

  • Nonfiction

  • Science & Technology

• The Engineer: William Mulholland and the Search for Water in Los Angeles

  Les Standiford shines light on noir icon William Mulholland.

  Josh StephensJun 27, 2015

  • Nonfiction

• Can Jazz Musicians and Short Order Cooks Make You Less Narcissistic?

  Matthew Crawford on how craft and community can reverse modern technology’s divisive, attention-killing influence.

  David GriffithJun 23, 2015

  • Nonfiction

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  Lies Like Truth: On Fiction, Reality, and Fictional Reality

  Contemporary readers, many brought up on tell-all memoirs, reality shows, and talk shows, now often seem confused about what were once easily discernible borders.

  David FreemanJun 21, 2015

  • Fiction

  • Nonfiction

• Writer on Fire

  Joni Tevis on writing and revising, atomic literature, and the meaning of apocalypse.

  Linnie GreeneJun 15, 2015

  • Memoir & Essay

  • Nonfiction