The Hemingway Stories by Ernest Hemingway, selected and introduced by Tobias Wolff I am embarrassed by how little Hemingway I… Read more Hemingway Short Stories
Month: August 2021
2021
Eustace Chisholm and the Works
Eustace Chisholm and the Works by James Purdy Jonathan Franzen wishes you would read this novel. In a speech in… Read more Eustace Chisholm and the Works
Malcolm
Malcolm by James Purdy I’ve been hearing about James Purdy for years. An American author, born in Hicksville, Ohio in… Read more Malcolm
Catcher in the Rye – Mr. Antolini
The Incident with Mr. Antolini in Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger Near the end of Catcher in… Read more Catcher in the Rye – Mr. Antolini
Catcher in the Rye
Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger After re-reading Slaughter-House Five, a favorite of my teen-age years, I thought… Read more Catcher in the Rye
Slaughter-House Five
Slaughter-House Five by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. I’ve been reading war novels lately: War and Peace, A Farewell to Arms, For… Read more Slaughter-House Five