Ian McEwan’s 20th Century Ian McEwan’s 20th Century
In his new novel, McEwan ruefully looks back at a Britain that no longer exists.
Nov 14, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Sarah Chihaya
Meredith Tax, 1942–2022 Meredith Tax, 1942–2022
The tireless organizer, feminist pioneer, and relentless coalition builder never let up.
Oct 31, 2022 / Alix Kates Shulman
Hermann Burger’s Frenzied Harmonies Hermann Burger’s Frenzied Harmonies
His roman à clef Brenner documents the last days of a hyper-articulate and depressive scion of a cigar fortune.
Oct 13, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Charlie Lee
Megan Nolan’s Modern Women Megan Nolan’s Modern Women
Act of Desperation is an unsparing novel about the troubling dimensions of our sexual desire.
Oct 11, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Yen Pham
Hervé Guibert’s Last Laugh Hervé Guibert’s Last Laugh
His last novel, My Manservant and Me, was a bracing satire of illness, aging, and the representation of gay life in literature.
Oct 6, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Shiv Kotecha
Pankaj Mishra’s Novel of Intellectuals and Influencers Pankaj Mishra’s Novel of Intellectuals and Influencers
Mishra’s first work of fiction in over a decade examines how ideas circulate in an age of social media and “ideas festivals.”
Oct 3, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Jennifer Wilson
Michael Mann Returns to the Scene of the Crime Michael Mann Returns to the Scene of the Crime
Why did the director, for his first novel, write a sequel of Heat?
Sep 13, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Adam Nayman
Werner Herzog’s Exit From Civilization Werner Herzog’s Exit From Civilization
In his debut as a novelist, the filmmaker takes us to the jungles of the Philippines.
Sep 8, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Paul Franz
Peter Weiss and the Riddle of Representation Peter Weiss and the Riddle of Representation
His painterly fictions strive against language’s limitations to accurately describe the world in all its horror and randomness.
Aug 30, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Natasha Boyd
Salman Rushdie Joins Indian Writers on 75 Years of Independence Salman Rushdie Joins Indian Writers on 75 Years of Independence
Shortly before he was attacked, Rushdie joined with dozens of Indian literary artists to lament the rise of Hindu nationalism and the fragile state of the country's democracy.
Aug 18, 2022 / Pranay Somayajula