WGA Writers on Strike Over Streaming, AI and Preserving the Writers’ Room
Posted on May 2, 2023 The Writers Guild is now on strike after a late Monday night attempt at a…
Category: Books
Lawrence Block on Four Lives at the Crossroads
It seems only appropriate that I write something about FOUR LIVES AT THE CROSSROADS for Ed Gorman. He’s in part…
Psychedelics by David Nutt review – hope or hype? | Science and nature books
There’s no more powerful mind-altering substance than a book. Five years ago, Michael Pollan wrote How to Change Your Mind,…
Some of the Oldest Photos You Will Ever See: Discover Photographs of Greece, Egypt, Turkey & Other Mediterranean Lands (1840s)
Beginning in the late seventeenth century, aristocratic Englishmen or continental Europeans came of age and went on a Grand Tour.…
From The Archives: What To Read When You Want To Celebrate Pride
From the Archives: What to Read When You Want to Celebrate Pride This was originally published at The Rumpus on…
On Adam Kirsch’s “The Revolt Against Humanity”
THE REVOLT AGAINST HUMANITY: Imagining a Future Without Us (2023) belongs in a Columbia University series titled “Global Reports.” Reportage…
The Ultimate Deal | Fintan O’Toole
Department of Justice Photographs from 2021 of boxes of documents in storage at Mar-a-Lago, included in the Justice Department’s indictment…
Perfect Picture Book Friday! The Stick by Clay Rice AND New Write Chat Episode!
Happy Friday! Before I get to my Perfect Picture Book Pick, I wanted to ask that, after you are done…
Someone Else's Shoes – Jojo Moyes
Summary: Who are you when you are forced to walk in someone else’s shoes? Nisha Cantor and Sam Kemp are two…
Whittington Press Open Day 2013
It’s that time of the year again – John & Rosalind Randle’s Whittington…
111. A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder
A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder. Holly Jackson. 2019. 433 pages. [Source: Library] First sentence: Pip knew where they lived.…
Book Review: ‘August Blue,’ by Deborah Levy
In the real world, memory lapses in music are commonplace. Affected performers usually fudge a few bars until muscle memory…
Julius Taranto’s Wildly Original Debut
Can a high-powered male lawyer write a propulsive, smart, funny novel about science, cancel culture, and #MeToo with a female…
Oprah Selects The Covenant of Water as 101st Book Club Pick
Posted on May 10, 2023 Oprah Winfrey selected The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese as her 101st Book Club…
Review–BETTER DEAD by Max Allan Collins
BETTER DEAD In 1983, Max Allan Collins created a brand new sub-genre, something very few writers have ever done. …
The Happy Couple by Naoise Dolan review – sharp-eyed follow-up to Exciting Times | Fiction
Coupledom, for the 22-year-olds in Naoise Dolan’s debut, Exciting Times, is a fraught endeavour that can at best grant you…
The 100 Greatest Children’s Books of All Time, According to 177 Books Experts from 56 Countries
Given the size and demographic profile of J. R. R. Tolkien’s fan base today, it’s easy to forget that he…
Recollections Of A Non-Existence: Catherine Lacey’s Biography Of X
Recollections of a Non-Existence: Catherine Lacey’s Biography of X Few pieces of art are as unanimously disturbing as The Pain…
Four Provocations for a More Just and Sustainable Academy
IN A SYSTEM of higher education that resists change on every level, doctoral education in the humanities is particularly calcified.…
Asylum in Limbo | Andrea R. Flores
On May 11 Title 42 finally expired. The public health order, issued by the Trump administration in March 2020, almost…
Perfect Picture Book Friday! Mister Cool by Birdy Jones
Susanna Leonard Hill has a feature on her blog called Perfect Picture Book Friday. It is a list of “perfect”…
The Violin Conspiracy – Brendan Slocumb
Summary: Ray McMillian loves playing the violin more than anything, and nothing will stop him from pursuing his dream of…