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PoetrySeptember 22, 2016
A Poet Undone
Poetry defeats poems. Beguiled by this decorous paradox, Ben Lerner’s The Hatred of Poetry evades the art’s difficulty and strangeness.
John Palattella
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HistoryJuly 6, 2016
Svetlana Alexievich’s Voices
At a time when populism is in vogue, the Nobel Laureate has gone in the opposite direction. We need to read her and listen to the people she hears.
John Palattella
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July 2, 2015
Patience and Fortitude
Scott Sherman’s masterful history of the fight to save the NYPL.
John Palattella
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Language ArtsSeptember 9, 2014
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Arts and EntertainmentMay 15, 2013
In Our Orbit
Victor Navasky’s The Art of Controversy: Political Cartoons and their Enduring Power
John Palattella
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CultureApril 27, 2011
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CultureMarch 28, 2011
Sounds and Sweet Airs: Introducing Lyric Nation
A new audio dossier features poets who have been published in The Nation reading selections of their work.
John Palattella
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Autobiography and MemoirJanuary 27, 2011
Shelf Life
Merrill Gilfillan’s The Bark of the Dog and The Warbler Road; Tony Judt’s The Memory Chalet.
John Palattella
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Autobiography and MemoirOctober 27, 2010
Shelf Life
Jonathan Franzen’s Freedom, Robert Darnton’s Poetry and the Police, Jeremy Harding’s Mother Country
John Palattella
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HistorySeptember 2, 2010