Heaven Heaven
Apricots woolly by the hospital bed, a meal of light. The light falls on my mother’s hands. So much sunlight falls and does not get up but its hands pick up the dark and go on. Thi…
May 4, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Hua Xi
The Broken Bell The Broken Bell
I like, winter nights, to find in a heat lamp That beats and fumes, old memories Rising in the banging Of church bells through snow spray. Blessed be the bell of liberty That, anci…
May 4, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Daisy Fried
Graham Greene’s God Graham Greene’s God
As a new biography shows, the British novelist was always haunted by, and uncertain about, his own faith.
May 4, 2021 / Books & the Arts / John Banville
The Rise of Adjunct Lit The Rise of Adjunct Lit
How a bleak future in and out of the academy has produced a new kind of campus novel.
May 3, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Maggie Doherty
Yi Sang’s Global Poetry Yi Sang’s Global Poetry
Through his synthetic and surrealist style, the Korean poet helped chart an alternate path of internationalism in an age of empire.
May 3, 2021 / Books & the Arts / E. Tammy Kim
Richard Wright’s Lost Novel Richard Wright’s Lost Novel
In The Man Who Lived Underground, Wright offers a gothic tale of police violence and urban surrealism.
May 3, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Elias Rodriques
The Entwined History of Freedom and Racism The Entwined History of Freedom and Racism
In White Freedom, historian Tyler Stovall examines how liberty for some has always entailed a lack of liberty for many others.
May 3, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Olúfémi O. Táíwò
The Caustic Grace of ‘French Exit’ The Caustic Grace of ‘French Exit’
This surreal “tragedy of manners” is a showcase for one of Hollywood’s most compelling actresses—Michelle Pfeiffer.
Apr 29, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Vikram Murthi
The Art of the Memoir With Japanese Breakfast The Art of the Memoir With Japanese Breakfast
A conversation with indie pop artist Michelle Zauner on cooking, grieving, and the role politics plays in music.
Apr 28, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Rosemarie Ho
Armand Hammer’s Guide Through History’s Underbelly Armand Hammer’s Guide Through History’s Underbelly
The New York rap duo’s searing songs shed light on outrages around the globe.
Apr 21, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Stephen Kearse