Alta Monday Book Review
THE LATEST
Art for Humans
Dave Eggers’s new novel, Contrapposto, reflects on painting, conceptual work, and the zeitgeist.
7 minTHE MONDAY BOOK REVIEW
The Struggle Continues
Zinzi Clemmons’s new essay collection, Freedom, explores fights for personal and political liberation.
Butterfly’s Wings
Reyna Grande’s Migrant Heart: Essays About Things I Can’t Forget is a standout collection that tackles the scars left by immigration and racism.
7 min
Sex and the City
In Lovers XXX, Allie Rowbottom imagines a porn industry pas de deux.
7 min
Suburban Territory
Vanessa Hua’s pandemic novel, Coyoteland, revolves around the tension and conflicts among several neighboring families of different racial backgrounds.
Slashed from the Headlines
6 min
The Three-Hander
7 min
Happiest Place on Earth
Everyday Magic
7 min
Twisted Intersection
In They Kill People, Kirk Ellis writes about America’s romance with guns and violence as depicted in the film Bonnie and Clyde.
The Forest Remembers
In Allison Mick’s Humboldt Cut, Northern California’s redwoods bear witness to generational trauma and depression.
8 min
Split Self, Split Sisters
In her daring first novel, How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder, author Nina McConigley entwines race, sisterhood, and sexual violence in the American West.
Love Me Like a Rock
Gabriel Tallent’s second novel, Crux, looks for the line.
Nurses and Lowriders
Susan Straight’s Sacrament depicts the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Southern California.
Coyote’s Descendants
Julian Brave NoiseCat’s memoir, We Survived the Night, makes use of numerous genres to tell the stories of his family.
8 min
Golden Run
Susan Orlean’s Joyride looks back on a mostly charmed life in journalism that wasn’t without its share of bumps.
6 min
Out of the Archives
In her sophomore novel, Beings, Ilana Masad weaves three compelling narratives about trust and belief.
