Year: 2004

Sorry about the lack of posting but I have been down with a bug for the last week. I have been reading but just don’t have the energy to post reviews or r...

Interesting book review in the most recent New Republic. Devils in America by Harvey Klehr reveals just how difficult it seems for historians to write balanced ...

Great interview with Michael Frayn in the current issue of the Paris Review. It covers a lot of ground. From how he approaches his craft (both novels and theatr...

I just decided to join The Folio Society. It seems a bit extravagant but what the heck, it’s only money right? And the books are beautiful. The basic deal...

Jeffery Hart in the latest issue of National Review [subscription required]: Today’s critical consensus on 20th-century poets in English looks something l...

Scott W. Hellman at the Boston Globe wonders about the heft of Thomas Mallon’s new book Bandbox: It may be unfair to criticize a light novel for its light...