BY MARGARET ATWOOD NAN A. TALESE, 2019 432 PP.; $28.95 [Mild spoiler alert: this review contains plot details of the book.] During the torture session conducted by the Big Brother interrogator O’Brien in George Orwell’s... Read More

BY IAN MCEWAN NAN A. TALESE/DOUBLEDAY, 2019 333 PP., $26.95 Early on in this novel, the momentous question it raises—what is a human being?—becomes maddeningly opaque, and the anguished vibes that pervade Machines Like Me... Read More

P.E. MOSKOWITZ BOLD TYPE BOOKS, 2019 272 PP.; $28.00 Words like “controversial” and “provocative” are overused. When you read or hear that so-and-so’s stand-up comedy is “controversial,” that’s usually the culture-war commentariat wishing that reaction... Read More

The latest from Jesus and Mo and Raging Pencils!          

The latest from Jesus and Mo and Raging Pencils!          

The latest from Jesus and Mo!      

It's been quite a week here in Washington, DC, as news broke of POTUS, a phone call with Ukraine, a whistleblower complaint, and what appears to be a concerted effort to bury it. To keep... Read More