“Understanding the full scope of The Familiar is akin to counting the raindrops.” Continue reading The Familiar, Volume 1: One Rainy Day in May, by Mark I. Danielewski @ NYJB
This week for American Odd I write about The Cremaster Cycle by Matthew Barney. Continue reading American Odd: The Cremaster Cycle by Matthew Barney
This week I review “A Kingdom in Crisis,” by Andrew MacGregor Marshall, a fearless expose of Thailand’s corrupt politics and looming succession crisis. Continue reading CCLaP Fridays: A Kingdom in Crisis, by Andrew MacGregor Marshall
Ian Tattersall’s new book, “The Strange Case of the Rickety Cossack,” explores the intellectual history of paleoanthropology and seeks to answer, “What does it mean to be human?” Continue reading On Being Human Redux: The Strange Case of the Rickety Cossack, by Ian Tattersall
In this installment of American Odd, I review a biography of the Mormon Prophet Joseph Smith, as told by his mother, Lucy Mack Smith. Continue reading American Odd: History of Joseph Smith by His Mother, by Lucy Mack Smith
This week I review “Cities of Empire: The British colonies and the creation of the urban world,” by Tristram Hunt. Continue reading CCLaP Fridays: Cities of Empire, by Tristram Hunt
From the author of The Kindly Ones, comes a raw street-level look at the situation in Syria. Continue reading Syrian Notebooks: Inside the Homs Uprising, by Jonathan Littell @ NYJB
This week I write about Robert “Believe It or Not!” Ripley in this new biography by Neal Thompson Continue reading American Odd: A Curious Man, by Neal Thompson
“One Nation Under God” sheds light on the shadowy history of political conservatism, big business, and populist fervor. Continue reading One Nation Under God: How Corporate American Invented Christian America, by Kevin M. Kruse @ NYJB
“All the Happiness You Deserve” by Michael Piafsky is a modern bildungsroman built around Tarot cards. Continue reading CCLaP Fridays: All the Happiness You Deserve, by Michael Piafsky
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