Adam Thirlwell on the Many Moods of Henry Green Adam Thirlwell on the Many Moods of Henry Green
For the English novelist, life itself was a deadly business.
Feb 2, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Adam Thirlwell
Donald Trump’s Strategy? Destroy the International Community in Order to Save It. Donald Trump’s Strategy? Destroy the International Community in Order to Save It.
The new president has a wrecking ball, and “internationalism” is written all over it.
Jan 24, 2017 / John Feffer
A Catalog of Cadavers A Catalog of Cadavers
Claudia Salazar Jiménez sets out to conjure the experience of atrocity in Peru with her debut novel, Blood of the Dawn. The result is disquieting—though not in the way you’d e...
Dec 30, 2016 / Ratik Asokan
Charles Dickens and the Ghosts of Christmas Present Charles Dickens and the Ghosts of Christmas Present
Our duty as citizens and humans does not end with an electoral disappointment. It begins.
Dec 24, 2016 / John Nichols
The View From 2050: Donald Trump Changed Everything The View From 2050: Donald Trump Changed Everything
If only this were science fiction.
Dec 6, 2016 / John Feffer
Wideman’s Ghosts Wideman’s Ghosts
A profound sense of hope and despair haunts John Edgar Wideman’s new work of nonfiction.
Nov 29, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Jesse McCarthy
The Personal Is Political, But Not Always Fictional The Personal Is Political, But Not Always Fictional
What is the novelist Intizar Husain’s theory of Pakistani history?
Nov 19, 2016 / Ratik Asokan
‘I Am Interested in Collective Characters’: An Interview With Nanni Balestrini ‘I Am Interested in Collective Characters’: An Interview With Nanni Balestrini
The legendary Italian author speaks with Rachel Kushner.
Nov 17, 2016 / Editorial / Rachel Kushner
The Gods Never Left Us The Gods Never Left Us
The enchanted counterworld of the novelist Sjón.
Nov 11, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Charles Baxter
Why Bill Weld’s Political Heresy Matters Why Bill Weld’s Political Heresy Matters
The Libertarian Party’s veep nominee has been making the case for Clinton—and reading George Orwell.
Nov 4, 2016 / John Nichols