This superb volume is much more than a group of essays; it is a tale with a trajectory fashioned by a writer who is determined to be achingly honest.
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Book Review: “We Were Eight Years in Power” — An Essential Book
Nothing could be more necessary at this point in time than this book.
Theater Review: “Souvenir” — An Intimate Gem
Spiro Veloudos and his talented cast has given us an evening in the theater when all that makes us human comes to the fore.
Book Review: “Love, Madness & Scandal” — Among the Metaphysicals
The biography offers a fascinating look at Frances Coke Villiers’s tale of rebellion, the plight of a memorable woman during a tumultuous time.
Book Review: “Birdcage Walk” — Helen Dunmore’s Exhilarating Farewell
Helen Dunmore’s astounding final novel is a fascinating take on a family of radicals living in Bristol, England during the French Revolution.
Book Review: “The Songs We Know Best” — The Youth of Poet John Ashbery
This book captures — beautifully — poet John Ashbery’s youth and dreams and struggles.
Classical Music Review: A Bleak “Black Monk” at Tanglewood
It is my sad duty to report that an evening which looked so promising was hardly a worthy homage to an important musical figure of the 20th century.
Book Review: “Women in the World of Frederick Douglass” — Crucial Partners
Focusing on these indomitable and sometimes troubling women, Fought has written an engaging book that is compelling, sometimes even fierce.
Fuse Homage: Denis Johnson, American Dostoevsky
Denis Johnson’s spiritual vision was dark and more than a little scary but also supremely generous.
Book Review: Gershom Scholem — A Rich and Complicated Jewish Life
George Prochnik’s biography of Gershom Scholem is flawed, but well worth reading, especially for those struggling with their Jewish and Israeli identities.