Not Written Words 不是文字

Yunwen Gao reviews Xi Xi’s Not Written Words discussing the sounds of poetry and the art of translation. XI XI 西西, Not Continue reading →

White Sands

Nicole Mansour reviews Geoff Dyer’s new novel White Sands, giving a appraisal of its literary merits. Geoff Dyer, White Sands: Experiences from the Continue reading →

Low Shelf Angels

Thomas L. Lynn, Jr reflects on Luke Austin Daugherty’s Low Shelf Angels discussing existentialism and its rehabilitation. The piece includes some poems Continue reading →

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 →