Writer on Fire
Joni Tevis on writing and revising, atomic literature, and the meaning of apocalypse.
Nonfiction
"There is nothing more poetic and terrible than the skyscrapers' battle with the heavens that cover them." — Federico García Lorca
The Illusion of Choice: How the Government Makes the Public Think Spying Is Good for Us
Jessica Pishko reviews They Know Everything About You.
Wild Literary Geographies
David Gessner gives us some hope, even as he provides a renewed understanding of the true vulnerability of the American West.
Empathy and the Existential in Mental Illness and Psychotherapy
Lee Gutkind's "Same Time Next Week" and Irvin D. Yalom's "Creatures of a Day" represent two takes on the state of psychotherapy and mental illness today.
Why Pronouns Matter
Mary Norris, longtime comma queen for "The New Yorker," explains the magazine's insane commas and legendarily fussy editing practices.
The Hurt Business
Brin-Jonathan Butler talks about Mike Tyson, Hemingway, the hurt business, and Cuba's next revolution.
Empty Beds, Empty Wombs: Life Beyond the Blueprint
A look at three books that are designed to help us see what living beyond the marriage blueprint looks like.
Two Generations of South African Nonfiction
Reading van Onselen and Steinberg together suggests a telling generational shift of mood about how South African stories can, and ought, to be told.
Queer Blood
"In Cold Blood" is a classic of queer literature, a book that can continue to teach us about the closet and the damage done.
Which One Was Truly Radical?
Erik Davis: Techno-Occultural Nomad
An interview with 'TechGnosis' author Erik Davis about the technocultural present, the analog/digital divide, and the psychedelic renaissance.
Dumbing Down the Underground
How the underground imploded is now clearer. Why it existed in the first place remains the enduring question and greater mystery.
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