Commonplace Book: George Orwell on Patriotism and Nationalism
“Nationalism is power-hunger tempered by self-deception.” Continue reading Commonplace Book: George Orwell on Patriotism and Nationalism
“Nationalism is power-hunger tempered by self-deception.” Continue reading Commonplace Book: George Orwell on Patriotism and Nationalism
Form follows destruction. Continue reading How to Detonate the Novel: A Rough Guide to the Later Fiction of Louis Armand
Living Things is a socioeconomic critique of industrial agriculture, but can also be read as Cronenberg-style body horror. Continue reading Translation Tuesdays: Living Things, by Munir Hachemi
Indian Winter is an exploration of the writing process, the varieties of love, and the appreciation for a place rife with beauty and sensuality. Continue reading Espresso Shots: Indian Winter, by Kazim Ali
“Bekono captures Salomé’s narrative voice. It is a voice at once tender, crass, intellectual, and rebellious, every bit as compelling as Henry Hill in Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas.” Continue reading Translation Tuesdays: Confrontations by Simone Atangana Bekono @ NYJB
How do you short-circuit control? Continue reading Biography Mondays: Nonbinary: A Memoir, by Genesis P-Orridge
Gender Queer: A Memoir, by Maia Kobabe is a coming-of-age tale in comic book form. Continue reading Espresso Shots: Gender Queer: A Memoir, by Maia Kobabe
Numbers is a beautifully rendered poetic artifact, a rollicking admixture of visuals and text Continue reading Wednesday Poetry Corner: Numbers, by Rachel Blau DuPlessis
Karl Marx: Greatness and Illusion is an indispensable volume, an epic about a man and his times. Continue reading Biography Mondays: Karl Marx: Greatness and Illusion, by Gareth Stedman Jones
Mater 2-10, by Hwang Sok-yong, chronicles Jino’s sit-in, weaving together Korean history and Jino’s family history into a multi-generational saga. Continue reading Translation Tuesdays: Mater 2-10, by Hwang Sok-yong