Our era runs on biography. Stories—in film adaptations, novels, and pop songs alike—are received as the clarion calls of so many “voices.” The myth of an unencumbered, authentic voice persists. Even if... Read more »
The New Yorker’s editors and critics considered hundreds of new releases this year in order to select the Best Books of 2023. The magazine’s writers also came across many other new favorites—classics... Read more »
December 5, 2023 • Feature Story • 75th Anniversary This story is part of a special 75th Anniversary series featuring the experiences of people living with mental illnesses. The opinions of the... Read more »
World War II produced a fundamental shift in modern racial discourse. In the postwar period, racism was situated for the first time at the center of international political life, and race’s status... Read more »
This volume provides the first English translation of Nietzsche’s unpublished notes from late 1879 to early 1881, the period in which he authored Dawn, the second book in the trilogy that began... Read more »
This is the latest installment of Public Streets, an urban observation series created by Ellis Avery and curated by Abigail Struhl. When I arrived in Rome, a little more than a year ago, the streets of... Read more »
A behind-the-scenes look at what Public Books editors and staff have been reading this month. The post On Our Nightstands: February 2023 appeared first on Public Books. Source link Read more »
Public Books and the Asian Labour Review have partnered to exchange an ongoing series of essays and interviews about and for workers’ movements around the world. Today’s conversation, “5 Books on Labor and Ecology,”... Read more »
“I wanted to make nature a source of conflict, but also a source of joy and beauty and wonder and delight.” Hosted by: Sarah Wasserman Just days before the release of her... Read more »