Nonfiction

The Moment

A Reviewer’s Life

The material constraints of writing criticism today
Christine Smallwood
The Moment

Palestinian Solidarity, Then and Now

The power of encampment as a form of protest
Feisal G. Mohamed
Objects of Desire

Absolute Darkness

A curious disorientation
Lydia Davis
Essays

The Critic as Friend

The challenge of reading generously
Merve Emre
Essays

Louise Glück’s Late Style

The fabular turn in the poet’s last three books
Teju Cole
Essays

Jean Stein’s Rolodex

The legendary editor’s social genius
Benjamin Anastas

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Nonfiction

Essays

I, Too, Am John Clare

Becoming a different kind of postcolonial writer
Amit Chaudhuri
June 10, 2024
Essays

Jean Stein’s Rolodex

The legendary editor’s social genius
Benjamin Anastas
June 10, 2024
Essays

Louise Glück’s Late Style

The fabular turn in the poet’s last three books
Teju Cole
June 10, 2024
Books

Poetically Speaking

A new book makes the case for bewilderment as a critical virtue
Brian Dillon
June 10, 2024
A Closer Look

Rembrandt’s Reclining Female Nude

What the print reveals about a body at rest
Rachel Eisendrath
June 10, 2024
Books

Stealing the Show

Why conservatives killed America’s federally funded theater
Charlie Tyson
June 10, 2024
From the Editors

Teju Cole

An Introduction to the 2024 Finzi-Contini Lecture
Meghan O’Rourke
June 10, 2024
Essays

The Critic as Friend

The challenge of reading generously
Merve Emre
June 10, 2024
Objects of Desire

Absolute Darkness

A curious disorientation
Lydia Davis
June 3, 2024
The Moment

Palestinian Solidarity, Then and Now

The power of encampment as a form of protest
Feisal G. Mohamed
May 29, 2024