The Late American Novel
When C. Max Magee of The Millions offered me a review copy of The Late American Novel: Writers on the …
Category Archives: Essays
AfterWord
AfterWord: Conjuring the Literary Dead, a collection of essays edited by Dale Salwak, is my first NetGalley read and I …
A Reader on Reading
The author of Ecclesiastes and Pete Seeger have taught us that for everything there is a season; likewise, I might …
Is There Such a Person as the Ideal Reader?
One of the several books I am reading at the moment is Alberto Manguel’s A Reader on Reading. I have …
Classics for Pleasure
The first day back to work after a two-week vacation is never easy but it went by pretty fast. I …
The Lost Art of Reading
I received a wonderful surprise Solstice gift of The Lost Art of Reading: Why Books Matter in a Distracted Time …
A Human Eye
It is finally time I brought myself to write about A Human Eye: Essays on Art in Society, 1997-2008 by …
Riled Up
Sven Birkerts has some interesting and thoughtful things to say about books and reading but he also has a tendency …
The Professor
I accepted a review copy of Terry Castle’s book The Professor and Other Writings from the publisher because it was …
Philosophizing with the Chickens
Looking for something a little different? You might want to read a thoughtful and entertaining article, Pecking Order, by Peter …
