The Ironist and the Exhibitionist: On Osamu Dazai The Ironist and the Exhibitionist: On Osamu Dazai
The Japanese novelist’s dark-hearted comedies are at once unhinged and brilliant.
Oct 24, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Paul Franz
The Haunting of the Publishing House The Haunting of the Publishing House
The racism and prejudice of the industry has been the subject of recent novels. In R.F. Kuang's Yellowface, that plot becomes a horror story.
Oct 13, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Laura B. McGrath
The Ghosts of Lorrie Moore The Ghosts of Lorrie Moore
An enigmatic new novel retells a disorienting story about death, love, the Civil War, and everything in-between.
Oct 3, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Erin Somers
Teju Cole and the Forking Paths of Autofiction Teju Cole and the Forking Paths of Autofiction
Books & the Arts / October 2, 2023 A Multitude of Selves Teju Cole and the forking paths of autofiction. Teju Cole and the Forking Paths of Autofiction In Tremor, the novel…
Oct 2, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Tope Folarin
Why You Can’t Buy Lydia Davis’s New Book on Amazon Why You Can’t Buy Lydia Davis’s New Book on Amazon
Our Strangers is more than a beguiling collection of short fiction: It represents a stand against what might be killing the book industry.
Sep 28, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Lily Meyer
Can We Imagine Life Without Oil? Can We Imagine Life Without Oil?
Mobility, a novel by Lydia Kiesling, looks at the way fossil fuels defines life in public and private, shaping the very way we tell stories.
Sep 26, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Jess Bergman
James Purdy’s Chronicles of Outsiderdom James Purdy’s Chronicles of Outsiderdom
His fiction, which ranged from slapstick humor to sheer terror, fixated on the lives of those society discarded.
Sep 19, 2023 / Books & the Arts / John Lingan
Chantal Montellier’s Prescient Dystopias Chantal Montellier’s Prescient Dystopias
A new volume collects the pioneering French comic artist's work.
Sep 18, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Laila Lalami
What Can True Crime Offer Us? What Can True Crime Offer Us?
Rebecca Makkai’s I Have Some Questions for You tries to understand popular culture's fixation on two lurid things: podcasts and murders.
Sep 13, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Bekah Waalkes
Nora Ephron’s Divorce Plot Nora Ephron’s Divorce Plot
Her only novel, "Heartburn," looked beyond the love story to uncover the limits of bourgeoisie life and marriage itself.
Aug 28, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Dilara O’Neil