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The 25 Greatest Essay Collections of All Time
Today marks the release of Aleksandar Hemon’s excellent book of personal essays, The Book of My Lives, which we loved, and which we’re convinced deserves a place in the literary canon. To… more →
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Hugh Kenner Hits a Home Run
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wrote 1 week ago: Wouldn’t it take an outsider to aptly critique the American scene, the American people, the American … more →
In the Blood
wrote 4 weeks ago: At the end of one March afternoon in 1994, when I was 16 years old, our history teacher arrived late … more →
Read this! Blood Horses: Notes of a Sportswriter's Son
wrote 1 month ago: After all of the praise for Pulphead, I had high expectations for John Jeremiah Sullivan’s now … more →
A literary (r)evolution courtesy of "The New Essayists"
wrote 1 month ago: This is “What’s Making Me Happy This Week,” a weekly feature inspired by the Pop C … more →
TV Ate My House: The Double Life of a TV Home
wrote 1 month ago: Buildings can be famous for a number of reasons and a TV character’s home can take on a double … more →
Pulphead: Essays
wrote 2 months ago: Months ago I came across a NY Times article on a book fresh off the press that is – supposedly – the … more →
Assaying the State of the Essay
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wrote 2 months ago: Sunday’s panel on Creative Non-Fiction at the Tennessee Williams festival spent much time answ … more →
The 25 Greatest Essay Collections of All Time
wrote 3 months ago: Today marks the release of Aleksandar Hemon’s excellent book of personal essays, The Book of M … more →
Native Son
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wrote 3 months ago: This article is an oldie but goodie by native son and definite genius John Jeremiah Sullivan. Withou … more →
New essay era, 17 classics by women
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wrote 3 months ago: Bonus: Jake Adam York offers a fine minute of writing advice. We’re living in the golden age of es … more →
Top 10 books I read in 2012: Absalom, Absalom! (#1)
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wrote 5 months ago: Absalom, Absalom! WILLIAM FAULKNER Vintage, 1991; 320 pages. “Tell about the South. What’s it … more →
For All Of You Readers Out There!
wrote 5 months ago: It’s a few days after Christmas and I have enjoyed spending uninterrupted time with my family, eatin … more →
End of Year Attempted Catch Up
wrote 5 months ago: Now that it’s five seconds from the new year there are, as always, suddenly these books I meant to c … more →
The Best Things I Read on the Internet: Sports Edition
wrote 6 months ago: I like sports a lot. I like pretending to invest in my fantasy football team and then forgetting to … more →
My Top Ten Non-fiction Books 2012
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wrote 6 months ago: I tend to read more novels than non-fiction, but I did read plenty of cracking non-fic books this ye … more →
Violence, Part I: Nature Devouring
wrote 6 months ago: I hope this to be the first of two not-so-focused essays on violence.] In a vein not usually explore … more →
Is anybody still editing the New York Times?
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wrote 7 months ago: From the John Jeremiah Sullivan piece on massage in the NYTimes magazine: When you feel like that, y … more →
"All folk was once somebody's pop"
wrote 7 months ago: Since David Foster Wallace sadly took his life, there are several names mentioned as his heirs. One … more →
Tea With Chris: Ratchet Old Man Not Elected
wrote 7 months ago: Tea With Chris is a roundup of recommended links, posted every Thursday. Here are a few of our favou … more →
