Reviews

The Fear of Change in “We’re Safe When We’re Alone”
Small Town Revelations in “Strange Attractors: The Ephrem Stories”
Ben Lerner’s Illuminations
Vibrant Black Legal Life in “Before the Movement: The Hidden History of Black Civil Rights”
Occluded Realities in “The Circumference of the World”
Bodies and Open Spaces in “Wound”
Déjà Vu All Over Again: An Interrogation of Influence in “The Fraud”
The Lingering Pain of Grief in Yiyun Li’s “Wednesday’s Child”
A Call to Action in “I’m a Fan”
The Mourning Body in “Swim Home to the Vanished”