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How Silicon Valley became a center of American authoritarianism: “Some of the tech leaders presented themselves as moderates, but they politicked and spoke like right-wing reactionaries, especially on social media.” | Lit Hub Politics
THE LABYRINTH MAKER’S LIFE, RETOLD
Daedalus is searching for his son, Icarus, in the Underworld. Along the way, he’s confronted by the ghosts of King Minos, Ariadne, and the Minotaur. The memories they bring and the truth within them, might be too monstrous for him to bear.
“Somehow Violet Lang barely seems to have been real; one can picture her passing into legend.” Anthony Lane explores the life and work of a debutant turned poet. | The New Yorker
Examining the Portland Frog as a surreal symbol of protest: “I got maced in the air vent. Essentially, I coughed a little. Noticed a small hint of peppermint and just continued to be in my frog costume for another hour.” | 404 Media
WIN A COPY OF FIVE STAR WHITE TRASH!
Lit Hub and NYU Press are giving away 25 copies of this bold, witty memoir. As author Georgiann Davis shares her remarkable life story, she offers incisive critiques of whiteness, the opioid crisis, and queer oppression.
“While it doesn’t require a great leap of the imagination to suspect that Bellow shaped the novel to depict himself in a favorable light, for decades, it was the only version of the story that readers were likely to see.” On reevaluating Saul Bellow. | Slate
