Valeria Luiselli’s Rapturous New Novel
February 8, 2019
The Lost Children Archive swims in the same historical currents as the great stories of journey and discovery that came before.
The Character of Berlin
November 20, 2018
A sprawling chronicle of the Nazis' rise to power, decades in the making, sheds light on both the present and the past.
Life on Mars
August 9, 2018
Rachel Kushner's new novel, The Mars Room, is a study in empathy.
Too God, Too Human
May 17, 2018
Akwaeke Emezi’s debut novel is a powerful exploration of the liminal.
No Anne Frank
July 3, 2015
Jim Shepard elevates the ordinary and makes a necessary addition to the literature of the Holocaust.
Satire and Macro-Aggressions
March 31, 2015
Paul Beatty’s The Sellout skewers the idea of “post-racial” society.
On “Miranda July”
February 26, 2015
When whimsy becomes a weapon.
Yes, It’s about Racism
November 10, 2014
On Claudia Rankine’s polemical poetry.
Jury Duty
July 25, 2012
A month on a Grand Jury reveals what happens when guns are cheap and easy to come by.
