The Brutal Transcendence of Tove Ditlevsen The Brutal Transcendence of Tove Ditlevsen
By resisting all of memoir’s conventions, the Danish writer tells the story of her life more painfully and beautifully.
May 6, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Marie Solis
Hello, Poetry, You ‘Lamenting Pleasure’ Hello, Poetry, You ‘Lamenting Pleasure’
Reading poetry over the phone, David Ferry and loved ones find an antidote to loneliness.
May 5, 2021 / Elizabeth Emma Ferry and Stephen Ferry
The Hedonist Bard of the Midlife Crisis The Hedonist Bard of the Midlife Crisis
Why you should and shouldn’t read the provocative poems of Frederick Seidel.
May 5, 2021 / Books & the Arts / David Schurman Wallace
The Right-Wing Outrage Cycle The Right-Wing Outrage Cycle
By the time the lie has been debunked, it’s too late.
May 4, 2021 / Tom Tomorrow
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
Jhumpa Lahiri’s Quietly Bracing New Novel Jhumpa Lahiri’s Quietly Bracing New Novel
How writing in Italian gave Lahiri a new sense of creative freedom.
May 4, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Jennifer Wilson
Can Capitalism Be Fixed? Can Capitalism Be Fixed?
In his new book, Branko Milanovic charts what has gone wrong with contemporary capitalism while also insisting we must reconcile ourselves to its contradictions.
May 4, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Alyssa Battistoni
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
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 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