State of Fear by Michael Crichton
Michael Crichton’s latest novel State of Fear is an ambitious experiment: to fuse an anti-global warming polemic with a techno-thriller. Did he pull it off? Y...
Author: Kevin Holtsberry
I work in communications and public affairs. I try to squeeze in as much reading as I can while still spending time with my wife and two kids (and cheering on the Pittsburgh Steelers and Michigan Wolverines during football season).
Kevin's Best of 2004
Book lists are of course a regular part of year end discussions and lists of various types have been posted and linked across the media and blogger landscape. A...
In Search of the Pro-War Novel
Interesting question first posed at Mark Kleiman’s place (raised by a reader): Are there any modern (say post 1700) novels of high literary merit that can...
Lemony Snicket: Film and Fiction
There has been some discussion of the relationship between film and fiction between books and movies based on them (see here and here). Touching on this theme i...
Miles Gone By – William F. Buckley, Jr.
Regular readers are aware that I am a big fan of William F. Buckley, Jr. WFB is a vivid and impactful figure in the history of American conservatism. His life i...
Collected Miscellany: Now with even more links!
Ok, I exaggerate. I only have a couple of links to share: – Megan Bashem at National Review Online discusses John Stewart’s America (The Book): Last...