Chia-Chia Lin’s Haunting Immigrant Novel Chia-Chia Lin’s Haunting Immigrant Novel
Set in a dreamlike Alaska, The Unpassing examines the hope and tragedy of a Taiwanese-American family.
Jul 30, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Larissa Pham
Bruno Schulz’s Dream Worlds Bruno Schulz’s Dream Worlds
Born in turn-of-the-century Poland, Schulz lived both longer and better in his books than in real life.
Jul 29, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Becca Rothfeld
The Dream of Open Borders Is Real—in the High Arctic The Dream of Open Borders Is Real—in the High Arctic
The Norwegian territory of Svalbard has been open to citizens of the world since 1920. But don’t call it a utopia.
Jul 29, 2019 / Feature / Atossa Araxia Abrahamian
The Donald Trump Decoder Ring! The Donald Trump Decoder Ring!
What did he really mean when he said “Go back to where you're from”? Now you can find out!
Jul 23, 2019 / Tom Tomorrow
A Forgotten Urdu Epic Is Essential Reading for Understanding the Indian Political Situation A Forgotten Urdu Epic Is Essential Reading for Understanding the Indian Political Situation
Qurratulain Hyder’s newly reissued novel, River of Fire, looks at 2500 years of history to reveal how the subcontinent’s nationalist myths formed and why the region fractured.
Jul 22, 2019 / Kamil Ahsan
Philip Roth’s Great American Estate Sale Philip Roth’s Great American Estate Sale
The bidding is sparse, but the late author’s modest effects are revealing.
Jul 19, 2019 / Elizabeth Pochoda
Colson Whitehead Opens Up Colson Whitehead Opens Up
In a wide-ranging conversation with The Nation, the author talks about political writing, zombies and horror stories, American history, and his new novel The Nickel Boys.
Jul 19, 2019 / Nawal Arjini
The Migrant Crisis, Through the Eyes of Human Traffickers The Migrant Crisis, Through the Eyes of Human Traffickers
Emiliano Monge’s novel Among the Lost leads a reader through the hellish migrant trail from the perspective of its most amoral agents.
Jul 17, 2019 / Books & the Arts / John Washington
Approval Rating Approval Rating
“Trump’s approval rating has risen to the highest point in his presidency…according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll.”—Front page, The Washington Post “Accounts from a child dete…
Jul 16, 2019 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Nancy Pelosi Is Playing the Extremely Long Game Nancy Pelosi Is Playing the Extremely Long Game
Doing nothing is all part of the plan.
Jul 16, 2019 / Tom Tomorrow