This Is Not a Novel: Reality and Realism in Nicole Krauss’s “Forest Dark”
Anna E. Clark reviews Nicole Krauss's latest....
The Instagram Artist of Our Time
Eileen Myles’s work has always been both concrete and ephemeral. With Instagram, they've found their medium....
The Power to Trace Power: On Suzy Hansen’s “Notes on a Foreign Country”
Andrew Wessels considers “Notes on a Foreign Country,” in which Suzy Hansen investigates the power structures of American imperialism....
A Shattering and a Shame: On Suzy Hansen’s “Notes on a Foreign Country”
Rebecca Barr connects with “Notes on a Foreign Country,” in which Suzy Hansen casts a critical eye on her life as an American in Turkey....
Webs of Desire and Power
Rob Latham reviews “Safe” by Ryan Gattis....
Stories of New Narrative
Jean-Thomas Tremblay reviews "Writers Who Love Too Much: New Narrative 1977-1997," edited by Dodie Bellamy and Kevin Killian....
Hillbilly Jesus, Take Me Home: Gary Panter’s “Songy of Paradise”
Daniel Worden reviews Gary Panter's latest....
Travel, Memory, Madness: On Wojciech Nowicki’s “Salki”
Agnieszka Dale ponders Polishness and “Salki” by Wojciech Nowicki....
From 30 Rock to Capitol Hill: On “Al Franken, Giant of the Senate”
Darryl Holter appreciates “Al Franken, Giant of the Senate,” and solves a personal mystery....
Journey to the Center of Bed-Stuy
A stroll through the neighborhoods of Bedford-Stuyvesant turns into an exploration of what it means to be black and middle class....
Rushdie’s Domus Aurea: “The Golden House” by Salman Rushdie
What can the novel say about Trump? Probably not much at this stage. About the United States? Plenty. Does "The Golden House" do so? Unfortunately not....
“People Like Us”: On Parker Bilal’s Makana Mysteries
Glenn Harper looks at the Makana Mysteries by Parker Bilal....
