October 2016
Conflict Averse
Power, the new victimhood and the disappearance of personal accountability
Andy LameyThe Audacity (and Idiocy) of Hope
Political memoir, like history, is written by the victor. Gloriously, not this one.
Jane FarrowStuff White People Write
Why do writers who can invent universes and entire species have so much trouble creating black characters?
Andray DomiseCountry of Eternal Forgetting
A masterful literary archivist explores a future unburdened by the past
Donna Bailey NursePhantom of the Rink
Arena architecture shaped hockey, but will the new generation of entertainment multiplexes diminish the game?
Stephen SmithBetween Words
Anne Carson’s new book-without-a-spine, and the spiritual experience of centrelessness.
Sonnet L’AbbéThe Other Tradecraft
Writing, more than espionage, is the subject of le Carré’s memoir—all the better for his fans.
Paul Wilson