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

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