
#CVG2019: Changing Role of Reviews
My first CONvergence panel of 2019. We talk about the changing role of reviews. Continue reading #CVG2019: Changing Role of Reviews
My first CONvergence panel of 2019. We talk about the changing role of reviews. Continue reading #CVG2019: Changing Role of Reviews
I’m on 4 panels at CONvergence 2019! Continue reading Late June Update / Countdown to CONvergence
Anthony Burgess on book reviewers Continue reading Commonplace Book: Anthony Burgess on book reviewers
Like Updike, Anthony Burgess, and Vladimir Nabokov, Cynthia Ozick writes reviews with lush prose, each essay a stimulant to those seeking the beautiful interplay of ideas, language, and strong opinions. Continue reading The Art of Reviewing: Critics, Monsters, Fanatics, and Other Literary Essays, by Cynthia Ozick
Four Non-English Novels about Drag Queens: so begins MP Johnson Week at The Driftless Area Review. Continue reading Translation Tuesdays: 4 Non-English Works About Drag Queens
A general update on the business of the Driftless Area Review blog. Continue reading Driftless Area Review Metapost
Jacques Barzun on the art of reviewing. Continue reading Commonplace Book: Jacques Barzun on Criticism
After more than three years, the Driftless Area Review is preparing to make some changes. These changes will be both large and small. Continue reading Changes in September
After an overlong hiatus, “The Art of Reviewing” returns with a profile of Roland Barthes, exploring his the French semiotician and literary critic expanded the subject matter for reviewers, his influence of pop culture studies, and his usefulness in curatorial practice. Continue reading The Art of Reviewing: Roland Barthes
What I’m Reading 2012 Overview: I’m currently reading five books. Each poses certain challenges (in some cases, self-imposed challenges) to me as a reader, reviewer, critic, historian, and aesthete. While New Year’s Resolutions get broken seconds after they’re uttered, these challenges will form an informal backbone to my reading schedule. As it stands, I want to increase the frequency of my blog posts from bimonthly to weekly. (The same goes for my other blog, Coffee is for Closers.) The positive responses from readers has really inspired me to do more. As you’ll see with these challenges, I want to “raise … Continue reading What I’m Reading 2012 and Other Business