For the Homeland but not for Stalin: On Alexander Tvardovsky’s “Vasili Tyorkin: A Book about a Soldier”
Geoffrey Hosking salutes Alexander Tvardovsky’s “Vasili Tyorkin: A Book about a Soldier,” translated by James Womack....
Loanwords for the Anthropocene: On Matthew Schneider-Mayerson and Brent Ryan Bellamy’s “An Ecotopian Lexicon”
“An Ecotopian Lexicon” presents 30 loanwords that underscore concepts central to the question of humanity in uncertain times....
Nothing Sacred: On “Intelligence for Dummies”
ZE Books, for its inaugural publication, has released “Intelligence for Dummies,” a collection of Glenn O’Brien’s writings from 1963 to 2017....
Living the Dream: On Ludvík Vaculík’s “A Czech Dreambook”
Michael Tate delves into “A Czech Dreambook” by Ludvík Vaculík, translated by Gerald Turner....
Imagining Otherwise: On “A Time for Critique”
A new collection of essays explores the role and function of critical theory today....
This Is Your Home Now: On Juliana Delgado Lopera’s “Fiebre Tropical”
Florencia Orlandoni experiences "Fiebre Tropical," the new novel from Juliana Delgado Lopera....
Keeping an Accent: On Charles Wright’s “Oblivion Banjo”
Lindsay Turner considers “Oblivion Banjo” by Charles Wright....
The Father, the Son, and the Terrible Husband: On Amanda Michalopoulou’s “God’s Wife”
If God were one of us, just as bad of a husband as most of us....
Wake Me for the Apocalypse: On Ross Douthat’s “The Decadent Society”
Ross Douthat thinks we’re all sunk, but can’t explain when and how the end of days is going to arrive....
An Entertaining Hodgepodge: On “Odd Partners”
A showcase volume of new stories from the Mystery Writers of America....
Sisterhood Reunion: On Terry McMillan’s “It’s Not All Downhill From Here”
Trisha R. Thomas reviews the new novel from Terry McMillan, “It’s Not All Downhill From Here.”...
A Terrible Beauty: On Fernanda Melchor’s “Hurricane Season”
Amanda Dennis weathers “Hurricane Season,” the recently published novel by Fernanda Melchor and translated by Sophie Hughes....
