Books
Delia Owens suggests that the only forward movement for her outsider-protagonist and “swamp trash” is to become curators of ecological/cultural museums in the very places where they once struggled for an independent life.
Tina Cassidy talks about her revealing and enjoyable new book about how a woman’s right to vote became enshrined in the U.S. Constitution.
In very different ways and on very different topics, three recent books assuage notions that architecture/design books are formidable reads.
Imagine a combination of Stephen Colbert (the real one, that is) and John Updike.
1917 was an important year, but perhaps not important enough to justify the sweeping title of the book.
The Western Wind turns out to be a beautifully written novel, a serious book of great depth, intention, and craft.
Everything about Schumacher’s story indicates that clichés about the ’50s are so powerful because things really were that way: repressive, poisonous, full of unspoken secrets and blustering ignorance.
It’s worth pointing out that Sabahattin Ali has deliberately reversed traditional gender roles in Madonna in a Fur Coat.
This fine collection of short fiction reinforces Richard Power’s reputation as a master storyteller.
I’m impressed with the new adaptation and depressed that it’s considered necessary.
Arts Remembrance: Sonny Rollins, Jazz’s ‘Saxophone Colossus,’ Dies at 95