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After reading this scholarly and accessible biography, I am convinced that Storm Jameson’s life is a must for anyone fascinated by the history of women writers in the 20th century.
Read MoreThe success of this short novel set in Japan lies in the empathy it creates for a pair of ordinary and lonely characters.
Read MoreAce film blogger Farran Smith Nehme’s first novel grows directly out of her adoration of classic American cinema.
Read MoreAndrew Roberts has succeeded in a single volume in reconciling the two faces of this historical colossus.
Read MoreTim Page on a generous sampling of Virgil Thomson’s best music criticism – trenchant, outspoken, oftentimes delightfully clever, and always assured.
Read MoreMarian Schwartz’s careful translation of Anna Karenina is exquisitely mindful of the book’s complex linguistic texture.
Read MoreEntertaining yet incisive, The Conquest of Plassans remains a devastatingly acute reminder that religion and politics make surprisingly compatible bedfellows.
Read MoreJazz fans with open ears should rush to this book: so should anyone interested in the creative process, its rewards as well as its challenges.
Read MoreCharies D’Ambrosio’s short fiction collections were finalists for major awards, but it is his essays that I return to again and again.
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Book Commentary: Dreiser’s “The Titan” Turns 100 — America’s “Downton Abbey”
Theodore Dreiser’s The Titan is not the greatest novel about American business, but it is still among the best, an honorable runner-up that turned 100 this year.
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