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Nightmares of Reason: On Benjamín Labatut’s “The MANIAC”
Ed Simon reviews Benjamín Labatut’s newest book “The MANIAC.”
Ed Simon
Ed Simon is the editor of Belt Magazine, a staff writer for Lit Hub, and an emeritus staff writer at The Millions. He is a frequent contributor at several different sites including The Atlantic, The Paris Review Daily, Aeon, Jacobin, The Washington Post, The New York Times, Killing the Buddha, Salon, The Public Domain Review, Atlas Obscura, JSTOR Daily, and Newsweek. He is also the author of several books, including Devil’s Contract: The History of the Faustian Bargain, which will be released in July 2024. He holds a PhD in English from Lehigh University and an MA in literary and cultural studies from Carnegie Mellon University.
Articles
Why the 17th Century (Still) Matters: On Jonathan Healey’s “The Blazing World”
Ed Simon reviews Jonathan Healey’s “The Blazing World: A New History of Revolutionary England, 1603–1689.”
Monica’s Garden: Notes Towards “A People’s History of Theology”
Ed Simon argues for the necessity of a theoretical “People’s History of Theology.”
Are We Still Postmodern?: On Stuart Jeffries’s “Everything, All the Time, Everywhere”
Ed Simon reviews Stuart Jeffries’s “Everything, All the Time, Everywhere: How We Became Postmodern.”
When Perry Miller Invented America: On Abram C. Van Engen’s “City on a Hill”
Ed Simon reviews Abram C. Van Engen’s “City on a Hill: A History of American Exceptionalism.”
Doubting Thomas: On Peter Manseau’s “The Jefferson Bible”
Ed Simon reviews Peter Manseau’s “The Jefferson Bible.”
All Dogs Go to Heaven: David Bentley Hart’s Canine Panpsychism
Ed Simon reviews “Roland in Moonlight,” the recently published book by David Bentley Hart.
On Exorcizing Demons
Ed Simon contemplates "The Penguin Book of Exorcisms," edited by Joseph P. Laycock.
Through a Computer Screen Darkly: A Conversation with Meghan O’Gieblyn
Meghan O’Gieblyn’s book examines the evolution of the individual in technological narratives.
What Is Literature For?: A Symposium on Angus Fletcher’s “Wonderworks”
Keith P. Mankin, Ed Simon, and Erik J. Larson each review Angus Fletcher’s “Wonderworks,” and Fletcher responds.
Pulling The Chair Out
Ed Simon reviews Netflix's The Chair and considers the academic obsession with fictional portrayals of the academy.
Not to Be Cynical, But …
Ed Simon evaluates "Cynicism," the recent book from Ansgar Allen.
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