Year: 2004

Since everybody seems to be talking about it, allow me to weigh in on the Caryn James piece on the National Book Awards. Some reactions have been rather sharp (...

The New Republic’s “Pulps” feature has usually been an excuse to read a pop culture bestseller and psychoanalyze the general reading public; s...

It seems an appropriate coincidence that on Veteran’s Day I should be reviewing a book on war. That’s what Carl Melcher Goes To Vietnam is about. It...

Here is a question for the group: Is there a difference between a “book” blogger and a “literary” blogger. What if one likes to read and...

Since I seem to have caused a bit of a controversy by my intemperate comments below (see the comment section of the post directly below), perhaps I should retur...

My initial reaction to the despair of Kerry supporting lit bloggers was, I confess, a wry smile. There was a tinge of sadness that they were so upset, but I adm...