Books & the Arts

A Bundist march on May Day in Poland, 1930.

The Enduring Lessons of the Jewish Bund The Enduring Lessons of the Jewish Bund

A conversation with Molly Crabapple about “Here Where We Live Is Our Country,” her history of Bundism, and what we can learn from their socialist and anti-Zionist example.

Apr 10, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Ishan Desai-Geller

Jamaica Kincaid in Toronto.

The Worlds of Jamaica Kincaid The Worlds of Jamaica Kincaid

Memory pervades a new collection of nonfiction, and so do the ghosts of empire.

Apr 8, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Edna Bonhomme

Nation Poetry

Learning How to See Learning How to See

Apr 7, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Traci Brimhall

What Happened to Tucker Carlson?

What Happened to Tucker Carlson? What Happened to Tucker Carlson?

The transformation of a once promising, if conservative, magazine journalist into a conspiracy-minded talking head.

Apr 7, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Chris Lehmann

Harry Haywood and the Radical Politics of Black Communism

Harry Haywood and the Radical Politics of Black Communism Harry Haywood and the Radical Politics of Black Communism

For Haywood, a truly radical working-class politics in the United States also required a program of self-determination.

Apr 7, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Elias Rodriques

Ben Lerner’s Novel of Fathers and Sons

Ben Lerner’s Novel of Fathers and Sons Ben Lerner’s Novel of Fathers and Sons

His most experimental and unsettling book, Transcription as us whether art is futile or the most important weapon we have.

Apr 7, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Tara K. Menon

A Facebook Data Center in Swedish Lapland.

What Is Artificial Intelligence Anyway? What Is Artificial Intelligence Anyway?

Separating out the myths and facts of AI.

Apr 6, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Ben Tarnoff

Jay McInerney’s Yuppie New York

Jay McInerney’s Yuppie New York Jay McInerney’s Yuppie New York

The novelist has spent a career mocking and romanticizing the lifestyle of New York's bourgeoisie. Now, in his latest, he examines them as they come to the end of their lives.

Apr 6, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Erin Somers

Alejandro Cartagena, “Rivers of Power #71,” from the series “Rivers of Power,” 2010–16

Alejandro Cartagena’s Mexico in Flux Alejandro Cartagena’s Mexico in Flux

Reminiscent of the New Topographics, the photographs of Cartagena and others captures a country in the midst of a geographic transformation.

Apr 2, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Caroline Tracey

A billboard in St. Paul, Minnesota, 2025.

The Hidden Crisis of Addiction Treatment The Hidden Crisis of Addiction Treatment

In Rehab, Shoshana Walter investigates the corruption and abuse rife in the business of drug rehabilitation.

Apr 1, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Zoe Adams

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