Criticism and non-fiction

An essay I wrote for Work in Progress about story collections as albums.

An essay about socialism and fiction for Lit Hub.

A review of Teddy Wayne’s novel Apartment for the New York Times Book Review.

A review of the collected works (so far) of Nell Zink for the NYRB.

A review of some books by Yuko Tsushima for the NYRB.

A review of Sally Rooney’s books for the New York Times Book Review.

A piece about Alejandro Zambra’s books for the NYRB.

A feature about Baltimore for T: The New York Times Style Magazine.

A piece about the life and art of Cy Twombly for Harper’s.

A review of Deborah Eisenberg’s work in the NYRB.

A love letter to Ethan Hawke for the New York Times.

A goodbye to Philip Roth for Vice.

An essay about Helen DeWitt for The Paris Review.