n 1926 the government of Mexico passed two linked laws: the Law of Irrigation with Federal Waters and the Federal Colonization Law. One could see these as Mexican versions of the Bureau of Reclamation and the Homestead Act: The first created the Nation…
esbians, opera singers, and birch trees? Yes. Mulholland Drive, monsters, and Mozart’s Magic Flute? Absolutely. The bilingual writer and translator Sophie Strohmeier strikes all the right dissonant chords in All Girls Be Mine Alone (Joyland Editions, 2…
Percival Everett’s gleeful reboot of Mark Twain puts the enslaved Jim centre stage in a horrifying, painful and funny novel
The gloriously strange follow-up to Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell is more than worth the lengthy wait.
The Hay festival president is asking readers for book recommendations that will ‘entice the most reluctant reader’ to help combat the decline in leisure reading.
When Kristin Kimball left New York City to interview a dynamic young farmer named Mark, her world changed.
