Ralph Ellison
Culture Desk
The Celebration of Juneteenth in Ralph Ellison’s “Juneteenth”
The book features an extraordinary passage that shows how to regard the holiday as a holy day.
Double Take
Sunday Reading: Critics on the Classics
From The New Yorker’s archive: original reviews of literary masterworks as they made their first impressions on the world.
Books
Ralph Ellison’s Slow-Burning Art
Sixty years of the writer’s letters chart his evolution from iconoclast to icon.
Double Take
Sunday Reading: Artistic Personalities
Stories about artists, writers, actors, and musicians.
Daily Comment
Race, Art, and Essentialism
Photo Booth
Capturing Literary Lives
Books
White Mischief
Page-Turner
Justice for Ralph Ellison
Coming to America
Vagabond Nation
The Theatre