Rise of the New Francophones
French African writers inhabit a netherworld between culture and language—just ask Alain Mabanckou and Fatou Diome.
Our Refugees, Our Enemies
Novelists Viet Thanh Nguyen and Bao Ninh stand on opposite ends of a cultural divide. Yet they are both Vietnamese. Should it be surprising they have so much in common?
Alternate History 101
Many believe a fascist takeover of America is utterly impossible. A closer look from three alternate accounts of history may shed some needed light.
The Unwinding of America
Long before the 2016 election, Bill Moyers and George Packer each had a hunch about decades of rising resentment and anger at the system.
Libya: A Fractured Land
To most Americans, Libya is a big, fat nothing. In his three books Hisham Matar gives us reason to reconsider.