Books

In ‘Coventry’, events seem to happen to somebody else, to a person Cusk repeatedly exposes and judges

Reckoning with the legacy of Jim Harrison, whose writing portrayed women like meals – meant to give pleasure and comfort, without having any hunger themselves

Like Vivian Maier’s photography, Christina Hesselholdt’s novel embraces digression and relishes humanity in its multiplicity

Diana Hamilton reflects on the dual urges to be beautiful and well-reviewed – even when you want to reject both desires

The author of ‘Beloved’ and Nobel Laureate was a leading light of US literary life in her work as an editor and writer

Sara Sinclair’s new anthology of interviews recalls the parties, the poverty and the ongoing hero worship

Christina Hesselholdt’s newly-translated book, Vivian, turns the late American photographer’s life into a novel

The frieze editors recommend medieval feminist experimental fiction, 1930s socialist tracts and the latest sci-fi

Three new books – from T. Fleischmann, Kathryn Scanlan and Anne Walsh – make a case for the importance of intimacy

In her new memoir, the poet asks whether art has a purpose beyond representation

Amy Fung’s new essay collection is an infuriated breakup letter to the art world

Her lyrical, haunting novel Celestial Bodies exposes the global forces that preclude literary value from flowing in both directions

A new book by Jay David Bolter chronicles the demise of cultural gatekeeping

Snapchat guru Nathan Jurgenson’s new book argues that our surfeit of images has ushered in a new way of existing in the world

Beatriz Colomina’s latest book, X-Ray Architecture, argues that the spaces and technologies of the sanatorium gave rise to the modern movement’s iconic forms

On the emergence of transgender literature

Somewhere between prose poem and novel, the author’s second book channels the polluted landscapes and xenophobic discourse of contemporary Britain

Newly published in the US, ‘Birthday’ sees the Argentinian writer at his most personal – and vulnerable

‘History is full of people who just didn’t,’ reads the first line of her riveting opening essay, which also serves as a sort of statement of intent

The poet’s new collection chronicles a father’s succumbing to dementia and a daughter’s attempt to endure