Schemes Gone Awry
When Richard Wilbur undertook in 1952 to translate Molière’s The Misanthrope, it was as compensation for his inability (despite having received a grant for the purpose)...
A Fable of Agency
In The Allure of the Archives (1989), a gem of a book, the French historian Arlette Farge talks about unearthing, insofar as it’s possible, a past...
Cousin Bob & Cousin Wendy
To the Editors: During the recent annual meeting of the American Oriental Society, a senior Sanskrit scholar offered me a “good news, bad news” proposition. The...
Buckle up: McLaren has a new Android and Chrome F1 race car
At this weekend’s Miami Grand Prix, I’ll be cheering on two of my favorite Formula 1 drivers — Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo — as they...
7 Books That Deliver Unexpected Mystery
Having been raised by my grandparents and great-aunt, my early years were predominantly filled with oral storytelling. Many tales my family shared bordered on the fantastical...
Calling a Woman Selfless Isn’t a Compliment
I first met Courtney Maum in 2011 when she was writing the “Celebrity Book Review” column for Electric Literature. Through the medium that is Courtney’s mind,...
Free Comic Book Day is here, so here’s all the free comics you can grab
Comic book nerd Christmas has arrived, with Free Comic Book Day kicking off on Saturday, May 7. This year is the 20th anniversary of this annual...
The 20 Most Influential Memoirs of All Time
Memoir is a wide-ranging genre. It’s not a biography — the story of a person’s life told by someone else — or an autobiography — a...
The Bookish Life of LeVar Burton
If I say (or sing) “Butterfly in the sky” to you, will you answer with the next line of the Reading Rainbow theme song? If you...
What Do Your Favorite Books Say About You?
Telling me your single favorite book won’t actually tell me much about you. It is but one data point, a tiny thread in the tapestry of...
