An Overdue Set of Reviews
From Russia to Ireland to Pakistan to London and Jamestown ... good reading for unnerving times
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Why Read Short Stories
A review of Lauren Groff's BRAWLER and an often overlooked art ...
A Tardy 2025 List
A different list about the best READS of the year ...
America as an Aberration
An end of the year discussion of "American Exceptionalism" ...
Review of What We Can Know
Ian McEwan steps up and writes a big imperfect novel that matters ...
Why Read ... the Irish
A refuge once again ... this time for serious fiction.
Review: WAR & PUNISHMENT
A window into the dense intersection where Russian history, Ukraine, Putin & Trump meet ...
Newsletter: Doris and Presidential Legacies
Doris Kearns Goodwin's electrifying presence at the SVWC triggered this reflection on several of our recent Presidents and the Office's current occupant.
"Cheat" Sheet of THE FATE OF THE DAY
Atkinson's brilliant second volume meets ChatGPT!
Review of TWO "100" (see below) Books
I did not anticipate reading either. Thank God I did.