Books
Lutz Seiler’s novel is part of the post-reunification literature landscape, in this case a brilliant exploration of the personal and political viewed through the consciousness of a pensively bedeviled protagonist.
An eclectic round-up of the favorite books of the year from our critics.
“Real Toads, Imaginary Gardens” is a power-packed guide to the way poems are made and understood, a useful addition to the bookshelf of anyone who reads the art for pleasure.
Bob Dylan had been soundly booed for playing a set plugged. What ninnies dictate the rules in the backwater world of American folk music!
An argument for this collection might be that anything anyone writes from prison should be published, since whatever it is, it will inform readers regarding the grim circumstances about two million of our fellow citizens endure everyday, day after day.
Children will delight in two books that celebrate creativity and imagination, and one that shows a new way of seeing the world through maps.
“What Comes from the Night’ testifies to John Taylor’s complex bond with nature, a generous alliance that includes moments of introspection and melancholy.
Yiddish writer Celia Dropkin wrote not only of romantic love – a topic deemed quite suitable to women writers – but also of lust, anger, abasement, and violence.
It’s hard to imagine anyone connected with the movie world who is not appreciative of Phillip Lopate for the grace and intelligence and knowledge he has brought to film criticism.
Book Commentary: “Taming Silicon Valley” — Man Over AI
The kinds of regulations Gary Marcus proposes, however well-intentioned they may be, would — in practice — only end up further disenfranchising the masses.
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