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Books
Friday, November 6 2009
By Chris Barsanti
Tanenhaus elegantly argues that the American conservatism might be at low ebb, but that should not be expected to last. Nor should liberals (as prone to premature gloating as their rivals) even want it to happen.
Thursday, November 5 2009
By Diane Leach
Those who suffer from epilepsy, their families and friends, can only throw light at this neuro-spectre, as Fiennes does, showing us Richard in all his damaged Richardness, a man who truly haunted a castle.
By Carolyn W. Fanelli
Sabatini’s book exudes an authenticity and warmth that can’t come from an author’s imagination alone, but from a lifetime of listening and observing.
Wednesday, November 4 2009
By Mary Ann Gwinn
A brooding, melancholy variation on the theme of Mary Shelley's classic novel.
By Sarah Boslaugh
British photojournalist Clive Limpkin has a unique view of modern India in 100 illustrated essays from "Army" to "Zebu".
Tuesday, November 3 2009
By Zachary Houle
One can’t help but draw a parallel between McCorkle’s work and the stories of A. M. Homes – just without the controversy or big gross-out that Homes reaches for.
Monday, November 2 2009
By Mike Pursley
Heavy on history but with enough action to give aerodynamic lift, Lamb’s prose exemplifies and occasionally transcends the pulp genre.
Sunday, November 1 2009
By Rachel Balik
Neither fiction nor fact, Nader's sprawling novel is another venue for the same political ideas we've heard, not an opportunity for creativity.
Friday, October 30 2009
By Oliver Ho
Ultraviolet is a unique, informative and thought-provoking experience. And if I stare at these pages long enough, maybe they'll start to move.
Thursday, October 29 2009
By Michael Antman
Paul Auster is a spellbinding storyteller, sometimes thanks to, and other times in spite of, his post-modern narrative trickery.
Wednesday, October 28 2009
By Michael Antman
Freeland dreams of a New York that once was and never can be again, a city of pleasures now buried under strata of concrete, commerce, and neglect.
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Wednesday, November 4 2009
By Aaron Knier
Using Ben in Leaving Las Vegas as a gauge to measure myself against, my life wasn’t anywhere close to as bad as it could be, but people who thought they had better control of their drinking than me still fuck their lives right up, so....
By Christopher Guerin
Nicholson Baker writes from his enthusiasms, which are many and ever changing. Among other things, his books have focused on sex, John Updike, public libraries, and pacifism and World War II. His latest, The Anthologist, is his love letter to poetry.
Monday, November 2 2009
By Beth Greaves
In the world of "edgy" young adult fiction, there's a tendency to either bury real world consequences, or exploit the darker material for all it's worth. But where does that leave the young readers grappling with the content?
Friday, October 30 2009
By Roland Laird
Film adaptations from black masterpieces -- and the Chitlin Circuit -- are rejuvenating America's Black Arts Movement.
(more Write Black at You)
Thursday, October 29 2009
By Chris Justice
To paraphrase Nietzsche, when fighting monsters one should be careful not to become one, but that’s a major reason why many people fish: to slay the proverbial dragon.
(more The Tackle Box)
Wednesday, October 28 2009
By Jennifer Makowsky
No matter the vercity of the tale, The Haunting in Connecticut has just enough creep quotient to keep me engaged, especially since I grew up a few miles from the house.
(more The Box Office Belletrist)
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