It inspires the same feelings of joy and wonder that reading books by Bradbury and…
Books
Conservatism: An Invitation to the Great Tradition: by Roger Scruton
For freethinkers as much as anyone stereotyped as a typical conservative, this laconic invitation will…
The Adventures of John Carson in Several Quarters of the World: by Brian Doyle
At times one can’t help but wonder if this exercise is an out-of-control short story…
The Unpunished Vice: by Edmund White
A fascinating, generous view of the reading that has shaped one of our best living…
The Underground Railroad: by Colson Whitehead
Tragically, there is still resonance in this awful tale that jibes with modern America, a…
The Answers: by Catherine Lacey
The Answers offers an inquisitive, often longing contemplation of identity, love, faith, and their morphing…
The Gunners: by Rebecca Kauffman
Like a bad Netflix film that hits all the requisite emotional highs and lows, The…
Once Upon a Pancake: by Rick Benger
The rare book that is truly versatile, begging for use as a coffee table book,…
Magic Hours: by Tom Bissell
Bissell aims a specific audience: Well-educated enough to recognize ancient nautical or modern sociological references…
Paul Simon: The Life: by Robert Hilburn
Paul Simon: The Life is as close as we’re likely to get to the full…