Books
Poet Adrienne Rich’s journey serves as a model for meeting the challenge posed for artists and the rest of us today, confronted with the rise of authoritarian forces in America.
There are reassuring lyrics here that suggest that, no matter what terror comes along, our noble charge is to fight to the end, joyously.
In a time when the work of scientists is itself endangered, these two picture books provide detailed and fascinating insights into how science helps us live in the modern world.
Hearing the novel’s poignant voices, we can’t help but think that in many respects the plight of poor young men in the ’hood is everywhere alike.
Chronicling acts of feminist sisterhood, “Girlfriend” memorializes a mutual support system that has been among the backbones of American life.
The book is crafted, sentence for sentence, as a seemingly impossibly layered mindscape — rich if not overripe in what must be metaphor, must be symbolism.
This is a measured book, harrowing at times but also thoroughly enjoyable. It’s a fun read about a rape trial.
Two portraits of champions: a famous fighter for civil rights and a little girl who loves chess.
How should artists live under autocracy? A Cold War Polish poet doesn’t have good answers, but offers chilling advice.
“Room on the Sea” is impressively crafted and written, but its lack of bite, drive, and action left me restless.
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