Festivals are now just a part of the music landscape, whether you accept that or not. Now that FPSF, formerly Free Press Summer Fest, has been re-branded, renamed, and rescheduled to In Bloom, it’s ...

The Slate Book Review is proud to publish Patti Smith’s introduction to Astragal, the 1965 novel by Albertine Sarrazin, which is being reprinted this month by New Directions. Perhaps it is wrong to ...

Streaming platforms for Astragal haven’t been announced yet. Check back soon for updates on where you can watch it online.

Albertine was sentenced to prison for theft. On the escape she gets help from Julien, who manages to lodge the girl at a friend's house. He goes to jail and she will have to do whatever it takes to ...