Fiction

Image of James Baldwin's Another Country: Bookmarked
Author(s):
Kim McLarin
Genre(s):
Literary Criticism, African American, Fiction

James Baldwin's Another Country: Bookmarked

February 8, 2021
Reviewed by: 
Nicholas Delbanco

A venture titled Bookmarked has been launched by Ig Publishing. The theory and practice of the series is that a writer considers some other writer’s book that influenced her or him greatly.

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Image of The Bright Book of Life: Novels to Read and Reread
Author(s):
Harold Bloom
Genre(s):
Literary Criticism, Fiction

The Bright Book of Life: Novels to Read and Reread

December 22, 2020
Reviewed by: 
Shelby Smoak

“The Bright Book of Life is a work worth dipping into again and again and following along with Bloom and his lifetime of reading the best of the best novels.”

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Image of Mad at the World: A Life of John Steinbeck
Author(s):
William Souder
Genre(s):
Authors, Literary Criticism, History of Literature, Fiction

Mad at the World: A Life of John Steinbeck

October 25, 2020
Reviewed by: 
Lew Whittington

“Souder’s biography is a stylistic portrait of a towering American original.”

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Image of The Worlds of J. R. R. Tolkien: The Places That Inspired Middle-earth
Author(s):
John Garth
Genre(s):
Literary Criticism, Fiction, Travel

The Worlds of J. R. R. Tolkien: The Places That Inspired Middle-earth

June 18, 2020
Reviewed by: 
John L. Murphy PhD

“Whether new to Middle-Earth or a veteran pilgrim, anyone will learn much in this book.”

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Image of Thrill Me: Essays on Fiction
Author(s):
Benjamin Percy
Genre(s):
Fiction, Essays

Thrill Me: Essays on Fiction

November 12, 2016
Reviewed by: 
Brandon W. Jones

If you have an interest in writing and haven’t gone the route of a Master of Fine Arts, read this book.

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Image of Everybody Behaves Badly: The True Story Behind Hemingway’s Masterpiece The Sun Also Rises
Author(s):
Lesley Blume
Genre(s):
Biography, Autobiography & Memoir, Authors, Literary Criticism, Fiction

Everybody Behaves Badly: The True Story Behind Hemingway’s Masterpiece The Sun Also Rises

June 29, 2016
Reviewed by: 
Vinton Rafe McCabe

“It is just that good.”

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Image of The Nearest Thing to Life (The Mandel Lectures in the Humanities at Brandeis University)
Author(s):
James Wood
Genre(s):
Fiction

The Nearest Thing to Life

April 27, 2015
Reviewed by: 
Steven Paul Leiva

“a pleasure to read.”

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Image of The Woman Reader
Author(s):
Belinda Jack
Genre(s):
Literary Criticism, Historical, Fiction, Contemporary, Literary Criticism, Historical, Fiction, Contemporary

The Woman Reader

June 20, 2012
Reviewed by: 
Liana Giorgi

“The Woman Reader represents good science and makes for enjoyable reading.”

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Image of The Event of Literature
Author(s):
Terry Eagleton
Genre(s):
Literary Criticism, Fiction, Contemporary, Contemporary, Fiction, Literary Criticism

The Event of Literature

May 28, 2012
Reviewed by: 
Liana Giorgi

The question, What is literature?—the subject matter of literary theory—is not frequently posed by either writers or readers.

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Image of Eminent Outlaws: The Gay Writers Who Changed America
Author(s):
Christopher Bram
Genre(s):
LGBTQ+, History, Politics &Civil Rights, Literary Criticism, Fiction, Contemporary, Literary Nonfiction, LGBTQ+, History, Politics &Civil Rights, Literary Criticism, Fiction, Contemporary, Literary Nonfiction, Literary Nonfiction, Literary Criticism, LGBTQ+, Politics &Civil Rights, History, Fiction, Contemporary

Eminent Outlaws: The Gay Writers Who Changed America

January 30, 2012
Reviewed by: 
Vinton Rafe McCabe

“Eminent Outlaws is a highly readable, entertaining gathering of anecdotes, book, theater, and a few film reviews, as well as dollop of family gossip.

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