Shannon Draucker examines the role classical music plays in two recent novels, Aja Gabel's "The Ensemble" and R. O. Kwon's "The Incendiaries."
Livable Art: Classical Music in The Ensemble and The Incendiaries
Literature
Prepare a Face to Meet the Faces: Virginie Despentes’s Pretty Things
Nathan Scott McNamara reviews Virginie Despentes's "Pretty Things," translated by Emma Ramadan.
That Complex Ghost: On Sarah Weinman’s The Real Lolita
Nichole LeFebvre reviews Sarah Weinman's haunting work of nonficiton, "The Real Lolita."
Sheila Heti’s Talmudic Texts
Sheila Heti's new book, "Motherhood," draws upon a Talmudic textual tradition in its interpretation of Jewish female identity.
Let Us Speak for Ourselves: An Interview with Michael Mohammed Ahmad
Robert Wood interviews Michael Mohammed Ahmad, founder and director of Sweatshop, and author of "The Lebs."
The Banal, Infected: On Ben Marcus’s Notes from the Fog
Austin Adams reviews Ben Marcus's "Notes from the Fog."
Forest Bathing, Nostalgia, Time: A Conversation Between Heather Abel and Sarah Ivens
Heather Abel, author of "The Optimistic Decade," and Sarah Ivens, author of "Forest Therapy," discuss nostalgia, time, and the healing power of nature.
Writing Home to Southern New Mexico: A Conversation Between Joshua Wheeler and Carrie Fountain
Joshua Wheeler and Carrie Fountain, Southern New Mexico natives and authors, discuss their home region and the books it inspired.
Cyberpunk in Berlin and Los Angeles: A Conversation Between Marilyn Macron and Stefan Kiesbye
Marilyn Macron talks with Stefan Kiesbye about his recent book, "Berlingeles."
All About the Body: A Conversation Between Jo Ann Beard and Sandra Gail Lambert
Jo Ann Beard interviews Sandra Gail Lambert about her new memoir-in-essays, "A Certain Loneliness."
