Marilynne Robinson Makes the Book of Genesis New
In her hands, scripture becomes a precursor to the novel.
Book Review
A Big-Box-Store Allegory
A satirist of literary Brooklyn now explores life in an upstate shopping warehouse.
There’s No Such Thing as a Meaningful Death
The protagonist in Kaveh Akbar’s new novel wants to believe in something strongly enough that he’s willing to die for it.
When Writing About Your Children Is a Form of Betrayal
A new novel argues that telling one’s own story is necessary and meaningful, regardless of the consequences.
A Vision of Russia as a Country That Runs on Violence
A 1929 Soviet novel shows how dangerous ideas can destroy a society.
Our Forests Need More Fire, Not Less
The American history of wildfire suppression has contributed to today’s most destructive blazes.
Zombie History Stalks Ukraine
In a haunted novel, memories of a brutal past transform bodies as well as psyches.
When History Doesn’t Do What We Wish It Would
In Ed Park’s new novel, the past is slippery, elusive, and alive.
The Rise and Fall of the ‘IBM Way’
What the tech pioneer can, and can’t, teach us
What Does the Working Class Really Want?
Vying for its crucial support, neither Democrats nor Republicans are focusing on the essential question.