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What Happened to Newspaper Book Reviewing?

What Happened to Newspaper Book Reviewing? What Happened to Newspaper Book Reviewing?

As a mode of recommendation, the newspaper fiction review has less to recommend it than ever before.

Jul 27, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Frank Guan

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Distorting the Holocaust to Boost the International Arms Trade Distorting the Holocaust to Boost the International Arms Trade

If whitewashing Bulgaria’s history during the Second World War helps an Israeli arms company get a contract, who could possibly object?

Jul 26, 2022 / Raz Segal and Amos Goldberg

Joe Biden, left, fist bumps with Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the Royal Palace.

Mohammed bin Salman Mohammed bin Salman

He ordered the murder, our own report said, But we remain true to the oil he commands: Joe Biden decided to fist bump the man, As if a clenched fist hides the blood on one’s hands.

Jul 26, 2022 / Column / Calvin Trillin

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Letters From the August 8/15, 2022, Issue Letters From the August 8/15, 2022, Issue

Whole Earth generation… Maier and McCarthyism…

Jul 26, 2022 / Our Readers

Vladimir Sorokin’s Anti-Realism

Vladimir Sorokin’s Anti-Realism Vladimir Sorokin’s Anti-Realism

For the Russian novelist, the end of Soviet literary and political culture marked the loss of a powerful foil.

Jul 23, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Gregory Afinogenov

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Asking “What About…?” Is Essential to Achieving Justice Asking “What About…?” Is Essential to Achieving Justice

Selective empathy prevents us from making connections.

Jul 22, 2022 / Viet Thanh Nguyen

The Life and Times of Cookie Mueller

The Life and Times of Cookie Mueller The Life and Times of Cookie Mueller

Her chronicles of the last days of American countercultural life New York's downtown scene bursts with energy. 

Jul 20, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Zoe Dubno

A History of the Partition Through the Eyes of Appalachian Nuns

A History of the Partition Through the Eyes of Appalachian Nuns A History of the Partition Through the Eyes of Appalachian Nuns

Jyoti Thottam's Sisters of Mokama, tells the story of missionaries in the Indian state of Bihar, who bore witness to the tumultuous era, offering a different way to understand the ...

Jul 19, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Zoya Qureshi

What It Means to Be an Elderly Gay Man Today

What It Means to Be an Elderly Gay Man Today What It Means to Be an Elderly Gay Man Today

The latest entry in Andrew Holleran’s biographical fiction project, Kingdom of Sand, offers a portrait of the post-Stonewall generation confronting death and history.

Jul 19, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Joshua Gutterman Tranen

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You Can’t Buy These Books You Can’t Buy These Books

In their attack on libraries, megapublishers roll a Trojan horse into the courts.

Jul 18, 2022 / Maria Bustillos

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