book-reviews
Sprawling, sexually frank, and often harrowing, “The Disappearers” turns the enforced secrecy of gay life in Jamaica into richly layered fiction.
In “A Dead White,” Wendy S. Walters blends memoir and cultural history to question the ubiquity—and presumed innocence—of white paint.
In “Stalin’s Apostles,” Antonia Senior dismantles the mythology of the gentleman spy, exposing the murderous loyalties behind the old school tie.
An appreciation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s most personal novel, in which a marriage’s collapse becomes a searching exploration of love, ambition, and the courage to begin again.
These new children’s books explore different aspects of fall—starting school, understanding yourself, and Indigenous storytelling.
Book Review: The King of the Cats Returns — Seamus Heaney’s Complete Poems and the Poetry of Justice
In a monumental new gathering of his work, the Nobel laureate’s poems—of rural labor, private grief, history, and divided Northern Ireland—remain a moral force in a newly fraught moment.
Elizabeth Howard talks to “Book Post” editor and critic Ann Kjellberg about the value of literary criticism as a form of sustained reflection.
If you’re a fan of the podcast or the magazine, you know that Arts Fuse writers are sworn adversaries of the dreaded algorithm.
Why does Laura Miller feel, given her belief that negative reviews are often useless, that she has to kick criticism while it is down? Why argue against the efforts of a small number of delusional reviewers in major publications who continue to speak fruitless negativity to the indifferent masses?
“New York Times” Book Critic Dwight Garner makes salient points about the need for incisive criticism, claiming that too much happy talk denies common sense and undercuts credibility. But the ‘gonzo’ masterwork “Fire the Bastards!” hammers the point home much more memorably.
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