Books
Martín Espada’s lyricism sings deeply in the key of loss, turning the anguish of social and personal histories into hope.
Klaus Merz’s cunning, compressed prose invites us to listen for the sounds of the inexpressible, the other side of life.
Olivia Kate Cerrone tells this story in raw, blunt terms, in a naturalistic mode worthy of Zola.
A 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.
Roxane Gay is a bold writer of impressive range who experiments with magic realism, dystopia, and fantasy.
A historian’s view of the tumultuous world of early sixteenth century Europe, an age of exploration, revolt, and religious upheaval.
Eva 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.
May this superb biography, The Invention of Angela Carter, spark more interest in this amazing writer, especially in the United States.
Arts Remembrance: Sonny Rollins, Jazz’s ‘Saxophone Colossus,’ Dies at 95