Nicole Rudick

A Witch’s Demons

Pandemic Journal, March 30–April 5

Brief dispatches by New York Review writers documenting the coronavirus outbreak around the world, including Danny Lyon in Bernalillo, Andrew McGee in New York, Nicole Rudick in South Orange, and more.

Delighting in Ross Gay

Ross Gay wrote the essays for his The Book of Delights over the period of a year, one each day, for the simple reason that he thought it would be nice to write about delight every day.

A Universe of One’s Own

‘The Future Is Female!: 25 Classic Science Fiction Stories by Women,’ edited by Lisa Yaszek

The Raunchy Brilliance of Julie Doucet

Julie Doucet’s parodic depictions of intense violence are still unsettling; her elastic treatment of sex and gender is still daring; and her open-ended treatment of female identity is still vital.

Dubuffet and Art Brut

For Jean Dubuffet, genuine art was chaotic, unlearned, and driven by “instinct, passion, mood, violence, madness.” It was created by those who had no schooling in the arts.