Ismail Muhammad

Ismail Muhammad is a contributing writer for The Nation and the reviews editor at The Believer. His work has appeared in The New York Times, Bookforum, and other venues.

Who Gets to Be Color-Blind?

Who Gets to Be Color-Blind? Who Gets to Be Color-Blind?

Thomas Chatterton Williams argues in his new book that race is something individuals can unlearn. But no matter how socially constructed racial identity may be, our lived experienc...

Nov 11, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Ismail Muhammad

Ottessa Moshfegh’s Contemporary Gothic

Ottessa Moshfegh’s Contemporary Gothic Ottessa Moshfegh’s Contemporary Gothic

"My Year of Rest and Relaxation" offers a fever dream of New York’s millennial elite before the 2008 crash.

Oct 25, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Ismail Muhammad

Zadie Smith’s Dream City

Zadie Smith’s Dream City Zadie Smith’s Dream City

In a moment when ideological surety is the order of the day, "Feel Free" asks us to remember that another mode of thought is possible.

Mar 6, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Ismail Muhammad

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