A new biography of James Baldwin views his literary achievement through the prism of his various love affairs
Boggs is also adept at illustrating how far ahead of his time Baldwin was.
Mel Gibson, purity rings, and the Rapture: Joelle Kidd’s Jesusland examines the weird world of evangelical Christian pop culture
Throughout, there is an unnerving focus on violence as core to the evangelical worldview.
“I heard you shot your woman down”: A new book explores the surprising history of the song “Hey Joe”
Schneider does a good job of delineating the extent to which violent material has pervaded the history of music.
Trying to learn how to walk like heroes: Peter Ames Carlin’s new book is a deep dive into the making of Bruce Springsteen’s breakout album
There is no doubting the accomplishment of that record, just as there was no question in anyone's mind how important it was at the time.
Eighty years after the bombing of Hiroshima, John Hersey’s indelible journalistic excavation has things to teach us
Hiroshima has been considered a forerunner of the New Journalism that flourished in the 1960s.
Is Canada a failing democracy? In his new book, Andrew Coyne argues that the signs are not good
Coyne argues that Canada "is not a fully functioning democracy."
Dana A. Williams’s new book about Toni Morrison’s time at Random House shines a light – albeit a limited one – on an underexplored aspect of the writer’s career
The picture that emerges of Morrison as editor is of someone simultaneously dedicated to her authors and interested in helping them find wide audiences while also firm – not to say obstinate – in her opinion of her own editorial talent.
Pedagogy as practice: A new anthology aims to define best practices for teaching creative writing in universities
Numerous chapters address interdisciplinary practice and the value of working not just across genres but across academic fields of interest.
All the world a stage: The roles we play in our daily lives are examined in Katie Kitamura’s enigmatic Audition
In Audition we are presented with two essentially incompatible versions of the same woman
Pulling at the seams: Mark Bourrie’s Ripper examines the rise and popular appeal of Pierre Poilievre
Bourrie transcends a simple biography and creates a snapshot of our riven historical moment.