RACE MAN: JULIAN BOND, Selected Works, 1960-2015
30 or so years ago, a college friend insisted I come with him to hear Julian Bond speak. I remember nothing of what Bond said, only how inspired he was by Bond and that he ....
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Teaching for a Living Democracy (Joshua Block)
One of the many things I love about this excellent book is the cover. I love the expressions on the students’ faces and I think it’s very telling (and almost certainly deliberate) that there is ....
Shrapnel Maps (Philip Metres)
I first encountered Metres’ work – and Metres himself (he’s something of a neighbor) – because of his outstanding collection, Sand Opera. Because I am me, I reached out to him and he kindly came ....
Severance (Ling Ma)
Though I’ve only just now started Lawrence Wright’s The End of October, it’s going to be tough to beat this novel for best modern plague fiction. (It’s a category now, folks!) Ma’s prescience is shocking, ....
American Buffalo (David Mamet)
I’ve read interviews in which Mamet has said that he hears dialogue as music, and it certainly sings here. To be fair, I’m an easy mark. I go into Mamet’s work expecting to like it ....
The Power of the Dog (Don Winslow)
I read the review for the third book in this trilogy, The Border, and thought it sounded intriguing. Here was what? A mystery? A thriller? A book that intersected with a period of history I ....
Lady on the Lake (Laura Lippman)
Not even one of the worst readers I’ve ever encountered – Susan Bennett – could mar this excellent novel, full of Baltimore history, a range of well-developed characters, and an impressive number of plausible twists. ....
Awesome Trail Opens at Joe Wheeler State Park
By DAVID RAINER, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Those who love to explore nature have another opportunity with the opening of the new trail at Joe Wheeler State Park in northwest Alabama. The ....
The Dog Stars (Peter Heller)
It’s the end of the world as we know it and Hig has two friends – his dog, Jasper, and his neighbor, Bangley. Bangley owns an arsenal of weapons and enjoys using them. Hig has ....
Glengarry Glen Ross (David Mamet)
Ever since I saw the movie House of Cards in Chicago, I’ve been addicted to David Mamet. That’s not to say that I’ve loved everything, but I do love the way he writes. His patter, ....