Edith Wharton's novel, "Ethan Frome," reflects the author's unsatisfactory marriage and illustrates how people become trapped by reality's obligations.
Smash-up: Edith Wharton’s Ethan Frome
Literature
Slumber as Self-Preservation: Oblomov and My Year of Rest and Relaxation
Lori Feathers on two sleep-obsessed heroes, one in Ottessa Moshfegh's "My Year of Rest and Relaxation," and the other in Ivan Goncharov’s "Oblomov."
Facebook Society. Does it Matter?
An excerpt from Roberto Simanowski's "Facebook Society: Losing Ourselves in Sharing Ourselves," translated by Susan H. Gillespie.
After We Killed: Reflecting on Memoirs by Darin Strauss and Gregory Orr
Ella Jacobson explores the mental turmoil of those who have accidentally killed someone through the memoirs of Darin Strauss and Gregory Orr.
To Change the Dialogue: An Interview with Claire G. Coleman
Robert Wood interviews Noongar writer Claire G. Coleman about her novel "Terra Nullius," out in September.
Edith Wharton’s The Custom of the Country: Undine Spragg is the Female Donald Trump
A look at Edith Wharton's "The Custom of the Country" reveals how the main character, Undine Spragg, bares a striking resemblance to President Donald Trump.
Rethinking the #MeToo Movement: Lessons from Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the D’Urbervilles
Thomas Hardy's 1891 novel, "Tess of the D'Urbervilles," offers a useful socio-economic framework for the #MeToo Movement.
The Real Enemy In Gillian Flynn’s Works? Class.
Kyle Raymond Fitzpatrick considers the undertones of class and economic power in the work of Gillian Flynn.
Twentynine Palms: A Photoessay and Conversation Between Deanne Stillman and Cat Gwynn
Deanne Stillman and Cat Gwynn discuss the town of Twentynine Palms, and Stillman's book about the two young women who were killed there 27 years ago today.
Towards Iridescence: Brian Dillon’s Essayism
Sophie Dess reviews Brian Dillon's essay collection "Essayism: On Form, Feeling, and Nonfiction."
