La Despedida
Dan Kaufman : History
A long-lost memoir of the Spanish Civil War moves jaggedly between boredom, fleeting triumphs and terror.
2009
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Chop Shops
Charles Taylor : The Short of It
Over a decade ago, in his novel The Ax, Donald E. Westlake captured the ruthlessness and anomie of economic Darwinism.
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Into the Wardrobe
Jordan Davis : Literary Criticism
Laura Miller's study of C.S. Lewis falls short of providing a coherent theory of Narnia's magic.
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A Nameless Vocation
Ange Mlinko : Books
In The Winter Sun, Fanny Howe proves to be a reluctant and rebellious memoirist.
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The Half-Forgotten Prophet
Norman Birnbaum
A half-century later, re-evaluating the works of C. Wright Mills, in The Politics of Truth.
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Further Adventures in Editing
Ted Solotaroff : Publishing Industry
Cynthia Ozick, Norman Podhoretz and Alfred Chester contribute to the education of an editor. Second of a two-part memoir.
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Adventures in Editing
Ted Solotaroff : Publishing Industry
An unfinished memoir by the late literary editor and critic. The first part of a two-part article.
2008
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The Horror of Dirt
Upstairs and downstairs with Virginia, Vanessa and the Bloomsbury set.
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Truth and Consequences
Who's more to blame in the Love and Consequences hoax: the faux ghetto girl or the credulous book editors and reviewers who so eagerly snapped up her story?
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Chafee Chastened
In his recent memoir, former GOP insider Lincoln Chafee boldly decries the Bush era.
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Lives on the Ground
Adina Hoffman : Israeli/Palestinian Conflict
New memoirs from Israel and Palestine offer the chance not to escape the political conflict but to grasp the way it impacts daily life.
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The Dot Matrix
In I'jaam: An Iraqi Rhapsody, novelist Sinan Antoon explores themes of love, loss, identity and resistance in the face of political oppression.
2007
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The Nijinsky of Ambivalence
Morris Dickstein : Peace Activism
During a Vietnam War protest, Norman Mailer blustered and banged a generation's experience through his prodigious ego.
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Judging Thomas
A close look at Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas reveals a deeply conservative and increasingly bitter man.
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ART in America
Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow : Reproductive Rights
Two new books explore the possibilities and ethical complications of assisted reproductive technology.
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Father of History
Christopher Phelps : Progressives, Liberals, & The American Left
Bettina Aptheker's recent memoir has incited fierce debate over her father s legacy.
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Frank Schaeffer Goes Crazy for God
The original poster child for the religious right describes how he came to terms with religion and an odd upbringing.
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