A Remembered World: On Russell Banks’s “Foregone”
Russell Banks’s new novel “Foregone” is his most metafictional work to date....
Second Acts: A Second Look at Poetry Collections by Judith Hall
Lisa Russ Spaar revisits “Anatomy, Errata” and “Prospects” by Judith Hall....
Not to Be Cynical, But …
Ed Simon evaluates "Cynicism," the recent book from Ansgar Allen....
Closer to Being Fully Myself: On Suzanne Koven’s “Letter to a Young Female Physician”
Rana Awdish reads "Letter to a Young Female Physician," the new collection by Suzanne Koven....
The Darwin of the Classics
A new biography of Milman Parry, who transformed our understanding of Homer, and oral culture in general....
Epidemics in History: Of Vaccines and Saints
John H. Arnold argues there’s much to be learned from listening to 14th-century voices to understand or response to COVID-19....
“We Must Write Well”: On Cecilia Pavón’s “Little Joy”
Kate Wolf sorts through “Little Joy: Selected Stories” by Argentine author Cecilia Pavón, translated by Jacob Steinberg....
In the Absence of a Native Land: On Ty McCormick’s “Beyond the Sand and Sea”
Kristen Schott reviews "Beyond the Sand and Sea," the new book by Ty McCormick....
Living the Tension
Matthew Clemente reads "Notes on Suicide" by Simon Critchley, recently reissued by Fitzcarraldo Editions....
In the Spaces Between Generations: On Courtney Zoffness’s “Spilt Milk”
Heather Scott Partington reflects on “Spilt Milk,” the debut literary memoir by Courtney Zoffness....
A Melancholic Muscle: On Jon Lindsey’s “Body High”
Gabriel Hart plumbs the depths of “Body High,” a debut novel by Jon Lindsey....
Conversion Narratives, and Beyond, Part II: Adam Silvera’s Infinity Cycle and the Superhero Quandary
Renee Hudson sees in Adam Silvera’s YA a thoughtful examination of what it means to engage in policing over community forms of care....
