Strange Cosmic Entertainment: On Charlie Kaufman’s “Antkind”
Anita Felicelli observes “Antkind,” the debut novel from screenwriter Charlie Kaufman....
Israel’s Holden Caulfield: On Yair Assulin’s “The Drive”
“The Drive” is a forceful and compelling critique of the role of the military in Israeli society....
Doing More with Less: Marie Kondo at Work
Katie Lambright reviews Marie Kondo and Scott Sonenshein’s latest book, “Joy at Work: Organizing your Professional Life.”...
A Constitution, If You Can Keep It
Stephen Rohde looks at Ellis Cose’s “Democracy, If We Can Keep It: The ACLU’s 100-Year Fight for Rights in America.”...
“The Voice of No One Now”: On “The Idea of Perfection: The Poetry and Prose of Paul Valéry”
Allan Graubard examines “The Idea of Perfection: The Poetry and Prose of Paul Valéry,” edited and translated by Nathaniel Rudavsky-Brody....
First-Person Plural: On Mark Nowak’s “Social Poetics”
Margaret Ronda reads “Social Poetics” by Mark Nowak....
How to Be Annoying
Joseph Hogan reviews “A Change is Gonna Come: How to Have Effective Political Conversations in a Divided America” by Brian F. Harrison....
What We Don’t Know About Our Parents: On Ilana Masad’s “All My Mother’s Lovers”
Elena Sheppard takes stock of "All My Mother’s Lovers," the debut novel from Ilana Masad....
An Outsider’s Perspective Inside the United States
Savy Janssen looks at "America through Foreign Eyes," the recently published book by Jorge G. Castañeda....
Unbecoming Women
Lori Jo Marso reads Annie Ernaux’s latest memoir alongside de Beauvoir....
Blood Always Rises: On Michael Harris’s “White Poison: A Tale of the Gold Rush”
John Shannon praises “White Poison: A Tale of the Gold Rush” by Michael Harris....
The Life of Forms in Life: On Adrian Duncan’s “A Sabbatical in Leipzig”
Niamh Campbell reviews “A Sabbatical in Leipzig,” the new novel from Adrian Duncan....
