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February 2, 2023
A Translator in Tokyo, or: A Language Love Story
Polly Barton’s memoir Fifty Sounds documents the intimacy of the act of translation and the process of learning a new language.
Max Norman
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January 30, 2023
When My Song “Rich People” Went Viral, It Didn‘t Make Me Rich
If making a fortune is your goal, a career in music will take you a long way—in the wrong direction.
Carsie Blanton
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January 27, 2023
Victor Navasky: A Generous, Mischievous, Endlessly Entertaining Genius
The Nation’s former publisher remembers his former partner and lifelong friend.
Hamilton Fish
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January 27, 2023
Victor Navasky: An Avatar of the American Left, 1932–2023
Editor of The Nation, 1978–1995; editorial director and publisher, 1995–2005.
Kai Bird
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January 23, 2023
Kendrick Perkins on Biography, Basketball, and Black History
On this week’s episode of the Edge of Sports podcast, we speak to 14-year NBA veteran and basketball analyst Kendrick Perkins about his new autobiography.
Dave Zirin
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January 10, 2023
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January 4, 2023
Lynne Tillman Breaks the Rules
Mothercare, a fascinating and sometimes fraught experiment with memoir, finds the author testing the limits of personal writing.
Michele Moses
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December 22, 2022
Emmanuel Carrère’s Brilliant Narcissism
His latest “nonfiction novel,” Yoga, explores his favorite theme: himself.
Max Norman
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December 14, 2022
Reading Judith Butler’s “Gender Trouble” in the Age of Ron DeSantis
More than 30 years after it was published, the seminal queer theory text still has some things to say.
Naomi Gordon-Loebl
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December 9, 2022
Margo Jefferson and the Art of Life
In her work, especially her new book Constructing a Nervous System, she transforms criticism into an experience one feels in the body, not just the mind.
Kelton Ellis