New Yorker
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
A profile of the playwright as his “Appropriate” heads to Broadway. (“Shamelessly Dramatic,” The New Yorker)Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Teju Cole’s “Tremor”
A review of the writer and photographer’s new novel about appropriation and the ethics of portrayal. (“Long Exposure,” The New Yorker)Teju Cole’s “Tremor”
Mohamed Mbougarr Sarr
A review of the Goncourt-winning novel “The Most Secret Memory of Men.” (“Absence Africaine,” The New Yorker)Mohamed Mbougarr Sarr
Maya Binyam’s “Hangman”
A review of the debut novel about an expatriate’s homecoming. (The New Yorker)Maya Binyam’s “Hangman”
ADG7’s Shamanic K-Folk
A “Talk of the Town” about the k-folk group inspired by traditional spirituality. (“Mudang Chile,” The New Yorker)ADG7’s Shamanic K-Folk
Samuel R. Delany
A profile of the polymathic science fiction writer, memoirist, essayist, and theoretician of sex and queer identity. (“Galaxy Brain,” The New Yorker)Samuel R. Delany
Video Games at the Museum
A review-essay on art museums’ efforts to exhibit video games, as well as digital efforts to curate the best of the medium. (The New Yorker)Video Games at the Museum