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Category: New York Journal of Books

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Driftless Area Review Metapost

May 20, 2013 driftlessareareview

A general update on the business of the Driftless Area Review blog. Continue reading Driftless Area Review Metapost

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Act of Congress, by Robert G. Kaiser @ NYJB

May 7, 2013January 18, 2026 driftlessareareview

Robert G. Kaiser, a veteran reporter for the Washington Post, has written a magisterial account of how Congress is broken with “Act of Congress.” Continue reading Act of Congress, by Robert G. Kaiser @ NYJB

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End of the Good Life, by Riva Froymovich @ NYJB

April 23, 2013January 18, 2026 driftlessareareview

“In its crisp brevity, End of the Good Life should be read by the under- and unemployed millions of Millennials.” Continue reading End of the Good Life, by Riva Froymovich @ NYJB

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Nothing Serious, by Daniel Klein @ NYJB

April 18, 2013January 18, 2026 driftlessareareview

Nothing Serious, by Daniel Klein is “. . . a rollicking farce . . . a tightly plotted comedic tale with a genuine emotional center and a sharp satirical wit.” Continue reading Nothing Serious, by Daniel Klein @ NYJB

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Gold Rush in the Jungle by Dan Drollette, Jr. @ NYJB

April 16, 2013January 18, 2026 driftlessareareview

“Gold Rush in the Jungle” is a book of opposites, discovery vs. extinction, economic development vs. environmental devastation . . . Continue reading Gold Rush in the Jungle by Dan Drollette, Jr. @ NYJB

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Peru by Gordon Lish @ The New York Journal of Books

April 3, 2013 driftlessareareview

Peru not only overturns the notion of nostalgia for childhood but also overturns the very foundations of the novel itself. Continue reading Peru by Gordon Lish @ The New York Journal of Books

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