The decades since James Schuyler’s death have seen publication of his Collected Poems and many other writings—but no full-length biography until this essential and sensitive new volume by Nathan Kernan.
By Claude Peck
Readers interested in learning more about Benjamin Franklin’s scientific achievements will find much to appreciate in Richard Munson’s new biography of the founding father.
Reviewed by Rasoul Sorkhabi
Poet and scholar Rachel Trousdale discusses her debut full-length poetry collection, Five-Paragraph Essay on the Body-Mind Problem, which playfully examines the intensity of romantic love, the entropic joys of parenthood, wild spaces, humor, and more.
Interviewed by Stephanie Burt
In Hélène Dorion’s novel, a daughter embarks on a journey along Québec’s St. Lawrence River to reconstruct her mother’s emotional survival.
Reviewed by Alice-Catherine Carls
Poet Sarah V. Schweig’s understated language captures the flat affect of our digital lives and offers an ironic look at our civic malaise.
Reviewed by Walter Holland
In this poignant essay collection, Bailey Gaylin Moore transforms the gaps in her memory from nodes of panic to active spaces of re-creation.
Reviewed by Nick Hilbourn
Poet Esther Lin discusses how she drew from tales, texts, and oral family history in writing her new collection Cold Thief Place, which explores the fear and instability of growing up as an undocumented child in the U.S.
Interviewed by Tiffany Troy
In its mixture of literary ambition and old-fashioned showmanship, John Pistelli’s latest novel is a throwback to the efflorescence of popular literary fiction in the mid-late 20th century. Reviewed by Andy Hartzell
Rather than shying away from comparisons to Halldór Laxness’s 1934 novel Independent People, Nathaniel Ian Miller leans into them in his new tale set on a far-flung Icelandic farm. Reviewed by Sara Maurer
Situated in the natural lushness of the American South, Laura Isabela Amsel’s new collection explores the lovely, the terrifying, and the sad experiences of family life.
Reviewed by Danielle Hanson