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John Edgar Wideman’s American Vernacular John Edgar Wideman’s American Vernacular
The master novelist offers a view of a United States defined by its cultures of improvisation.
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Emily LaBarge’s Life Stories Emily LaBarge’s Life Stories
In “Dog Days,” LaBarge blurs the lines between memoir and criticism.
Jul 20, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Sophie Poole
Jane Fonda: My Life of Protest Jane Fonda: My Life of Protest
What I’ve learned about America from six decades in the struggle.
Jun 26, 2026 / Feature / Jane Fonda
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The vice president claims to have reached a new level of spiritual maturity, but the evidence is nowhere in the pages of Communion.
Jun 23, 2026 / Elizabeth Spiers
Marjane Satrapi’s Rebellious Art Marjane Satrapi’s Rebellious Art
The radical legacy of the cartoonist and filmmaker who created Persepolis.
The Making of Arundhati Roy The Making of Arundhati Roy
In Mother Mary Comes to Me, the icon of Indian letters revisits the time that forged her as a writer.
Nov 6, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Siddhartha Mahanta
Why Is Yoko Ono Still Misunderstood? Why Is Yoko Ono Still Misunderstood?
A recent biography helps shed light on her life before and after John Lennon—making a case for the primacy of her art and its lasting influence.
Nov 5, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Quinn Moreland
How My Grandmother Remembers the Nakba How My Grandmother Remembers the Nakba
In 1948, my family fled Palestine when Zionists took over. I pieced their story together from a box of letters and diary entries.
Oct 25, 2025 / Tareq Baconi