Friday, September 30 2011
‘Wendy and the Lost Boys’ Is Catnip for Wendy Wasserstein’s Fans
If you don't share Wendy Wasserstein's obsessions you may wonder what all the fuss is about, but Julie Salamon demonstrates how Wasserstein learned to dramatize her vulnerability to make people like both her and her plays.
Monday, July 19 2010
20 Questions: Gene Weingarten
Gene Weingarten, two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing, nationally syndicated humor columnist and writer for The Washington Post, and now one-half cartoonist, has a new book out. More importantly, he answers PopMatters 20 Questions.
Friday, May 9 2008
Dizzying Heights by Bruce Ducker
Ducker turns away from some of the more sorrowful themes of his past to have a little fun at money's expense, and in doing so highlights some of the contradictions of Colorado with a sense of charm and wit.
Thursday, May 8 2008
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
Lahiri often confuses size with scope, hoping that by making her stories long they will achieve some sort of literary heft.
Friday, November 9 2007
Bridge of Sighs by Richard Russo
Russo gets stuck in his characters' collective past in Bridge of Sighs, leaving us with a present that is barely there.
