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Book Review: ‘Death Row Welcomes You,’ by Steven Hale

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DEATH ROW WELCOMES YOU: Visiting Hours in the Shadow of the Execution Chamber, by Steven HaleIn 2018, Steven Hale, a writer for The Nashville Scene, was selected by lottery to be among the handful of witnesses to a Tennessee man’s death by lethal injection. Ha... More »

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Judith Butler Thinks You’re Overreacting

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The first thing I did when reading Judith Butler’s new book, “Who’s Afraid of Gender?”, was to look up the word “phantasm,” which appears 41 times in the introduction alone. (It means illusion; the “phantasm of gender,” a threat rooted in fear and fantasy.)The... More »

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5 Ways to Write in Your Books

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Welcome to Today in Books, where we report on literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more.Carrie Turns 50In case you’ve maybe gotten a little complacent about exactly how good Stephen King is at his job, try this on for size: C... More »

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Book Review: ‘Worry,’ by Alexandra Tanner

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In “Worry,” Alexandra Tanner puts a humorous spin on the fixations, disappointments, aversions and maladjustments of adulthood.WORRY, by Alexandra TannerIn a much-memed scene from the second season of “Fleabag,” the protagonist is in the middle of confession w... More »

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