Sixteen Summers

Our co-editor Alfie Bown reviews the latest publication from radical independent London publisher and collective Different Skies, who aim to move Continue reading →

The Divine Madness of Phillip K. Dick

Sci-fi novelist Douglas Lain, nominated for the Phillip K. Dick Prize earlier in the year, reviews the latest OUP text Continue reading →

Review Essay: Corbyn and The Labour Party Under Miliband

J.A. Smith reflects on two new books from major publishers on the condition of the Labour party today, assessing the Continue reading →

Queer Marxism in Two Chinas

Brandon Kemp discusses Petrus Liu’s latest book arguing that Queer Theory and Marxism belong together and bringing this to bear Continue reading →

Eight Juxtapositions

Sean Mahoney reviews China expert Jeffrey Wasserstrom’s latest collection of essays juxtaposing Chinese history and culture with some Western counterparts. Continue reading →

Hungry Ghost – 餓鬼

As the next part of his series on Poetry and Conflict, Joel Swann reviews Anne Waldman’s poetry in this new bilingual Continue reading →

The Second Year of Jianfeng – 建豐二年: 新中國烏有史

Yunwen Gao reviews a controversial new Chinese alternative history novel and explores the political situation in Hong Kong and China today. Continue reading →

Hotels of North America

Jeremy Simmons reviews (and provides a brilliant illustration for) Rick Moody’s new novel, a fictional collection of hotel reviews. Rick Continue reading →