The Misread City

SOMETIMES I wonder why the words -- especially the personal essays -- of Richard Rodriguez hit me so directly. He is a gay Latino born in th...

LORD know this book does not need any more praise, but I want to wave the tattered American flag for George Packer's The Unwinding , whi...

DESPITE our well-documented bias for things West Coast, the Misread City gang has a deep and abiding love for the work of Dean W...

HERE at The Misread City, we’re longtime fans of Rick Moody’s novels ( The Ice Storm ), short stories ( Demonology ) and music writing (co...

RECENTLY I spoke to novelist Rachel Kushner, whose The Flamethrowers is far and away among the most celebrated novels of the year, and arti...

ONE of the liveliest voices on the pages of the New York Times Magazine has just released a beautifully observed and heartbreaking book. Ste...

SARAH Polley, the actress and director, has a new, very well reviewed film out. A few years ago, when her directorial debut, Away From Her, ...

YOU would have to look long and hard to find someone who felt less warmly about the movement known as progressive rock as your h...