News
December, 2016
The Feud in the FT
Nabokov and Wilson go head-to-head over Eugene Onegin. I review Alex Beam's The Feud in the Financial Times.
October, 2016
Nicotine
Pro-tobacco activists find love in a Jersey City squat. I review Nell Zink's quirky novel, Nicotine, in the Financial Times.
September, 2016
Race and fiction
Further thoughts on race, fiction and Lionel Shriver's Mandibles, in the Washington Post.
July, 2016
Underground Airlines
What if slavery was still legal? I review Underground Airlines in the Financial Times.
June, 2016
Mandibles
I review Lionel Shriver's right-wing dystopian novel, The Mandibles, in the Washington Post.
May, 2016
TireFire Readings, Philly 7 PM
The Booksmith in the Haight 7:30 PM
Zeno 2
A glacier melts and a scientist suffers a nervous breakdown. I review Ilija Trojanow's The Lamentations of Zeno in the Financial Times.
Lamentations of Zeno Review
A glacier melts and a scientist suffers a nervous breakdown. I review Ilija Trojanow's The Lamentations of Zeno in the Financial Times.
April, 2016
Islam and Science Fiction
I did a Q & A about Equilateral with a surprising publication: Islam and Science Fiction.