Irene Katz Connelly

In Zachary Solomon's "A Brutal Design," an architecture student fleeing an authoritarian regime finds fascist art everywhere

David Stromberg is the translator of Isaac Bashevis Singer's journalism for the Forverts Photo by White Goat Press, David Stromberg

When Jules Gold, the protagonist of Alexandra Tanner ’s debut novel Worry, comes home to find her younger sister Poppy lying naked on the couch, covered in ice packs and crying, she knows exactly what’s going on.

by Irene Katz Connelly Mar 28, 2024 4 minutes Save for Later Save In Alexandra Tanner's ‘Worry,' Illness Is the Status Quo For Later

Carmen Winant's photo installation, “The Last Safe Abortion,” chronicles 50 years of abortion care in the United States Photo by Ron Amstutz, Whitney Museum

Irene Katz Connelly is a freelance culture critic. Her writing has appeared in The Forward, The Millions and Electric Literature. She holds an MFA in fiction from Brooklyn College.

A tradition over a century old is still being given new twists, as writers explore what it means to belong in the US

Hunter Biden wrote about his wife Melissa Batya Cohen Biden, and his drug addiction, in his memoir “Beautiful Things.”

Editor’s Note: This story was published before Hunter Biden was found guilty of three felony counts of lying on a federal firearms application. In light of the news, we’re resharing this article from 2021. There’s a lot going on in Hunter Biden’s new memoir, “Beautiful Things.” First and foremost, it’s a love letter to Hunter’s...