Roberta Silman
The biography offers a fascinating look at Frances Coke Villiers’s tale of rebellion, the plight of a memorable woman during a tumultuous time.
Read MoreHelen Dunmore’s astounding final novel is a fascinating take on a family of radicals living in Bristol, England during the French Revolution.
Read MoreThis book captures — beautifully — poet John Ashbery’s youth and dreams and struggles.
Read MoreIt is my sad duty to report that an evening which looked so promising was hardly a worthy homage to an important musical figure of the 20th century.
Read MoreFocusing on these indomitable and sometimes troubling women, Fought has written an engaging book that is compelling, sometimes even fierce.
Read MoreGeorge Prochnik’s biography of Gershom Scholem is flawed, but well worth reading, especially for those struggling with their Jewish and Israeli identities.
Read MoreMay this superb biography, The Invention of Angela Carter, spark more interest in this amazing writer, especially in the United States.
Read MoreThis is the work of an extremely talented writer whose prose is spare and exact and has an authenticity that marks him as the real thing.
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