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What could easily have become a dense, jargon-filled work of cultural psychology instead reads like a thoughtful conversation.
Read MoreMartín Espada’s lyricism sings deeply in the key of loss, turning the anguish of social and personal histories into hope.
Read MoreKlaus Merz’s cunning, compressed prose invites us to listen for the sounds of the inexpressible, the other side of life.
Read MoreOlivia Kate Cerrone tells this story in raw, blunt terms, in a naturalistic mode worthy of Zola.
Read MoreA journal that is part travelogue, part music history, and part meditation on the evolution of our culture through the often-bloodshot eyes of one man.
Read MoreRoxane Gay is a bold writer of impressive range who experiments with magic realism, dystopia, and fantasy.
Read MoreA historian’s view of the tumultuous world of early sixteenth century Europe, an age of exploration, revolt, and religious upheaval.
Read MoreEva Maze drops names and paints a heady picture of the high life, but she does so with the disarming charm that permeates most of her memoir.
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The 20th Annual Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll: The Institution Continues