Books
February 17, 2020
Friends and Critics Remember Manny Farber’s Life as an Artist
Manny Farber: Paintings and Writings is the first comprehensive overview of the renowned film critic’s work as a painter.
Jake Cole
In Sienese Paintings a Writer Finds Sanctuaries that Allow Him to Grieve
While in Siena, memoir author Hisham Matar turns to his own love of paintings by the Sienese School, and spends hours, days even, in front of a single work.
Jonah Kay
Raymond Roussel’s Stories Are Based on Complex Word Games
A precursor to literary surrealism, Roussel employed pastiche and mathematics to prioritize form over content.
Nolan Kelly
Inside a Museum and Library Dedicated to Kurt Vonnegut
The museum, located in Vonnegut’s hometown of Indianapolis, is a goldmine of relics to the writer’s life and career, including his reading glasses, Purple Heart, typewriter, and letters.
Sarah Rose Sharp
An Afro-futuristic World Where the Kids Are Alright but Looking for More
In GLEEM, Freddie Carasco’s latest graphic novel, the itchy energy of youth is ready to burst forth, right off the page.
Ayoola Solarin
An Evolution of Style in Three Poets
I love discovering new voices, but there’s much to be said for following poets over the course of their careers, watching their styles evolve, their attentions shift.
Mark Scroggins
Amazon Quietly Scrubs Nazi Books From Digital Shelves
The company has eliminated books by white supremacists, including former leader of the Ku Klux Klan, David Duke, and the founder of the American Nazi Party, George Lincoln Rockwell, from its site.
Monica Castillo
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