‘Null States’ Maps Out the Geopolitics of Tomorrow
Malka Older’s new sci-fi thriller brings the future of democracy to life.
Category: Reviews
In ‘Warcross,’ Marie Lu Channels Her Video Game Past
Marie Lu returns with a new YA adventure series about a hyper-competitive video game.
Rushdie’s Intellect Shines in ‘The Golden House’
Salman Rushdie’s new novel is a “pop culture jamboree.”
The Legacy of Kathy Acker, Postmodern Polymath
On the first biography of New York’s “willfully abrasive” poet and performance artist.
New Orleans Transforms a Black Family in ‘A Kind of Freedom’
On Margaret Wilkerson Sexton’s debut novel.
‘Safe’ Is the Punk-Rock Crime Thriller Los Angeles Deserves
A new heist novel from Ryan Gattis is “a finely-crafted whiplash of a crime staccato.”
‘The Doll Funeral’ Is One Creepy-Ass Walk in the Woods
On Kate Hamer’s first novel since ‘The Girl in the Red Coat.’
‘Home Fire’ Brings Sophocles Into the Islamophobic Present
On Kamila Shamsie’s “exhilirating” new novel, longlisted for the Man Booker.
A Space Nerd Explores Her Inner Cosmos in ‘Crumb-sized’ Poems
On Marlena Chertock’s new collection of “sci-poetry.”
‘The Address’ Tells Two New York Stories, One Century Apart
On Fiona Davis’s fine follow-up to ‘The Dollhouse.’
