Books
I think of Bill when I hear from struggling young writers, desperate to get it “right” – and to be accepted and published and make a living in a ridiculously difficult field.
This is a winning book, conveying a strangely believable fantasy about three strong young women in a world not that far removed from our own.
Educated is a testament to the power of sensitive friends and mentors — and to Tara Westover’s own resilience.
A newly published book of translations and two upcoming Boston-area stage productions confirms the enduring elemental power of Federico García Lorca.
On the Couch is an extraordinary coffee table book for anyone interested in “recumbency” and how the couch became the icon of psychoanalysis.
The critic settles too comfortably too often on a familiar trope — Ireland’s sense of promise squelched.
Big Deal differs from other Bob Fosse biographies in its focus on the dances themselves.
Rob Sheffield seemed to have promised a whale of an original tale but delivered only a few goldfish.
“Resistance is futile. But resistance seems necessary.”
Being able to comfortably shift gears between “high” and “low” culture is one of the easiest ways in which a contemporary critic can gain the reader’s trust.
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