Common Sense by Thomas Paine (comments)
it wasn’t strictly business, but…
84, Charing Cross Road (book review)
Helene Hanff, on reading good books…
“Tear it up,” says Kurt Vonnegut
“Write a six line poem, about anything…”
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Old Friends (book review)
Tracy Kidder tells truth about old age…
For All the Tea in China (book review)
Sarah Rose brews the whole ugly story
How the Irish Became White (book review)
another slice of American history by Noel Ignatiev
Home Team: Poems About Baseball (book review)
Edwin Romond hits another homer…
American Character: A History of the Epic Struggle…
Colin Woodard makes it easier to understand…(book review)
Book review: The Snow Goose
…sensual drama, eminently poetic…