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Book Review: An Expert Biography of a Bold and Anxious Literary Giant — Ford Madox Ford

July 20, 2023
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Anthony Burgess considered Ford Madox Ford to be the greatest of 20th century English novelists.

Short Fuse Podcast #62: The Week Mandela Averted Civil War and Forged a New Nation

July 18, 2023
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Host Elizabeth Howard talks to Justice Malala about his book “The Plot to Save South Africa,” an essential read for understanding modern South Africa.

Book Review: “The Anniversary” — A Smart and Entertaining Mystery

July 16, 2023
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Stephanie Bishop does a great job withholding information and she is also good at tying together the narrative’s many loose ends.

Book Review: Placing University Branding Irons in the Critical Fire

July 10, 2023
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Any reader curious about the multifarious and complex relations between academic values and branding will find much to mull over in these essays.

Book and Jazz Album Review: Henry Threadgill Explains It All For You

July 5, 2023
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The Pulitzer Prize-winning composer eludes easy categorization, but Henry Threadgill’s new memoir — and his latest recording — take a step in defining his singular artistic personality.

Book Review: “Halcyon” — Plodding Speculative History

July 4, 2023
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How could such a multitalented guy go so wrong with such a clever concept? It wasn’t easy.

Book Review: Daphne Kalotay’s “The Archivists” — Short Studies in Pervasive Loneliness

July 3, 2023
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Daphne Kalotay’s fresh eye for the outside world is paired with a sympathy for the inner world of her protagonists, which can feel helplessly pained at times.

Author Interview: Stephen Vladeck on the Troubling Rise of the Shadow Docket at the Supreme Court

July 3, 2023
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A conversation with author Stephen Vladeck who has been called out publicly by Justice Samuel Alito for his criticism of the Supreme Court’s abuse of the shadow docket.

Book Review: “Poverty, by America” — Ignoring the Real Problem

June 30, 2023
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Conservatives will sneer at Poverty, by America, for all the usual reasons. But serious leftists will too — not because of the facts it presents, but because of the platitudes that accompany them.

Book Review: “Open Throat” — Animal Talk

June 28, 2023
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It’s really a feat — to meld the imaginary with the truth, but Open Throat does it just smashingly.

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