Books
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.
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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.
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Chronicling acts of feminist sisterhood, “Girlfriend” memorializes a mutual support system that has been among the backbones of American life.
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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.
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This is a measured book, harrowing at times but also thoroughly enjoyable. It’s a fun read about a rape trial.
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Two portraits of champions: a famous fighter for civil rights and a little girl who loves chess.
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How should artists live under autocracy? A Cold War Polish poet doesn’t have good answers, but offers chilling advice.
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“Room on the Sea” is impressively crafted and written, but its lack of bite, drive, and action left me restless.
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Still, even with its flaws, this short book is an important contribution to literature by and about atomic bomb survivors because it underlines their indispensable value as witnesses.
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The book provides ample proof that activist artists, when determined, can use their work to influence our thinking in positive ways, and effect change.
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Arts Commentary: Rich in Creativity — But Nothing Else