Literary Radar
Articles, book reviews, literary critiques and journalistic reports around books on local and international media.
No Name in the Street; Going to Meet the Man by James Baldwin – review | THE GUARDIAN | 28/07/24
In the centenary of his birth year, the author’s voice is as necessary, human and sharp as ever in a reprinted short story collection and memoir from the 1960s and 70s
When Yuppies Ruled | THE NEW YORKER | 22/07/2024
Defining a social type is a way of defining an era. What can the time of the young urban professional tell us about our own?
Little Rot by Akwaeke Emezi review – fast and filthy in New Lagos | THE GUARDIAN | 21/07/2024
Existential literary fiction meets underworld caper in this unflinching tale of two recently parted lovers licking their wounds on a wild weekend in a corrupt city.
‘Reading’s in danger’: Frank Cottrell-Boyce on books, kids – and the explosive power of Heidi | THE GUARDIAN | 03/07/2024
He has written hit films like 24 Hour Party People and cooked up the Queen’s Olympic skydive. But now, having been crowned Children’s Laureate, he’s on a mission to show kids that books will change their lives.
The Seditious Writers Who Unravel Their Own Stories | The New Yorker | 30/06/2024
“Consent,” by Jill Ciment, and “Change,” by Édouard Louis, revisit the past with an eye for distortion and error.
Anthony Fauci’s Side of the Story | THE NEW YORKER | 17/06/2024
The former niaid director has been both lauded and demonized for his work during the covid pandemic, but his autobiography insists that his career needs to be seen whole to be understood.