Harvey Blume
In this whodunit by Robert Galbraith — the pen name of J.K. Rowling, better known for her Harry Potter books — editors, literary agents and writers play the part of monsters on the loose.
Read MoreThere’s room to wonder if Vladmir Jabotinsky would have accepted Menachem Begin, Ariel Sharon and Benjamin Netanyahu as his legitimate Zionist heirs.
Read MoreRebecca Newberger Goldstein’s erudition, coupled to her literary skill, makes Plato at the Googleplex inviting and readable without sacrificing complexity.
Read More“Cambridge” is being marketed as a novel, which means the author has included embellishments
Read MoreWhat about today? Has Russia finally hit bottom and recovered? Is the political economy of vodka a thing of the past?
Read MoreSimon Schama just can’t stop going on about religion and the extra-special Jewish feel for beauty that has, to his mind, kept Judaism vibrant and intact through the ages.
Read MoreEveryone is a bit more stupid than they need to be in this movie, both the Germans and the Jews.
Read MoreSignificant changes in the world of the art museum can trigger roiling controversy or transpire in problematic quiet.
Read MoreDoris Lessing baffled categories and critics, except for those, like me, who were marked by her and knew her for the bold and extraordinary writer and creature that she was.
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