Recent content from Chris Barsanti

4 graphic novels for spring, including a sequel to blockbuster 'My Favorite Thing Is Monsters'
New books tackle seeing the monster in yourself, the joys of classic comics, apocalyptic anxieties and family secrets.

In 'The Great Wave' of tech such as AI, is there an upside?
NONFICTION: Inarguably, we are in an age of turmoil, but Michiko Kakutani's fast-paced book offers only limited analysis or answers.

Review: 'The High Desert: Black. Punk. Nowhere,' 'Keeping Two' and 'Acting Class'
GRAPHIC NOVELS: Families, friends and complications

REVIEWS: So you want to be a writer? A roundup of helpful books
NONFICTION: Three books on the craft of writing teach, inspire and sometimes amuse.

Review: 'The Nineties,' by Chuck Klosterman
A deft cultural history about a frequently mocked, ignored or misunderstood decade.

Review: 'Seek You,' by Kristen Radtke
GRAPHIC NOVEL: Kristen Radtke explores the need for human attachment and the terror of its absence.

Reviews: 'The Great Gatsby,' by F. Scott Fitzgerald and K. Woodman-Maynard; 'Save It for Later' by Nate Powell; 'Moon of the Snowblind,' by Gary Kelley; 'The Secret to Superhuman Strength' by Alison Bechdel
GRAPHIC NOVELS: A quartet of graphic novels addresses American life with grace, wit and stunning artistry.