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
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
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
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
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
Edafe Okporo’s Manifesto for the Migrant Edafe Okporo’s Manifesto for the Migrant
A conversation with the activist and writer about his new book Asylum and the intersections of oppression that face LGBTQ migrants and refugees.
Jul 18, 2022 / Books & the Arts / John Washington
It Can Happen Here: A White Supremacist Coup That Succeeded It Can Happen Here: A White Supremacist Coup That Succeeded
A vivid reminder that rural Americans are on the front lines of democracy.
Jul 15, 2022 / Laura Flanders
Richard Seymour’s World Is Full of Wonder Richard Seymour’s World Is Full of Wonder
The author’s latest book is a wide-ranging collection of left-wing ecocriticism catalyzed by his own ecological awakening.
Jul 15, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Lewis Gordon
The Gilded Age of Magazines The Gilded Age of Magazines
The decline and fall of the glossy.
Jul 12, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Kevin Lozano
The Democrats at a Crossroads The Democrats at a Crossroads
Michael Kazin’s new book examines the contradictory past and uncertain future of the Democratic Party.
Jul 11, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Nicholas Lemann