The Toxic History of the Salton Sea The Toxic History of the Salton Sea
A new book by Traci Brynne Voyles catalogs the alarming events that created one of the West’s most polluted bodies of water.
Aug 10, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Kyle Paoletta
The New York Times Book Review at a Crossroads The New York Times Book Review at a Crossroads
What does the future hold for one of United States’ oldest literary institutions?
Apr 21, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Kyle Paoletta
Shrinking the Economy to Save the World Shrinking the Economy to Save the World
The degrowth movement argues that the only way toward an ecologically sustainable world is to redirect economies away from market imperatives.
Apr 11, 2022 / Feature / Kyle Paoletta
Beatriz Bracher’s Family Histories Beatriz Bracher’s Family Histories
In Antonio, the novelist shows how the story of one family can help tell the larger story of inequality and violence in Brazilian life.
Jul 20, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Kyle Paoletta
Roberto Lovato’s Journalism of the Soul Roberto Lovato’s Journalism of the Soul
In his memoir Unforgetting, he shows how reportage that is rooted in personal biography and inner turmoil can unveil a more powerful kind of truth.
Dec 7, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Kyle Paoletta
A Hilarious Critique of Cosmopolitanism, Conceptual Art, and All Things Bourgeois A Hilarious Critique of Cosmopolitanism, Conceptual Art, and All Things Bourgeois
In María Sonia Cristoff’s Include Me Out, a member of the global elite leaves behind her life for small town anonymity.
Apr 30, 2020 / Kyle Paoletta
Transfixing and Repellent: Susan Steinberg’s Fictions of Insidious Masculinity Transfixing and Repellent: Susan Steinberg’s Fictions of Insidious Masculinity
Her debut novel, Machine, looks at how the language, codes, and culture of men subordinate one teenage girl on vacation.
Sep 5, 2019 / Kyle Paoletta
There Are Rasputins Everywhere You Look There Are Rasputins Everywhere You Look
A new book looks at a wide-ranging set of manipulative Rasputin-like figures in culture, sports, and politics to understand who chases power and why.
May 13, 2019 / Kyle Paoletta
A Style Guide for the 1 Percent A Style Guide for the 1 Percent
The new grammar and usage handbook by Benjamin Dreyer, Twitter’s premier grammarian, reinforces an elitist view of writing and language.
Feb 11, 2019 / Kyle Paoletta