Goya Book Review by Robert Hughes reviewed by Katya Poltorak
Peter Ibbetson
While lying in a coma for five weeks, his disjointed, crushed bones held together by metal screws, Robert Hughes was haunted by Goya. After reading his biography of the artist,…
August 2025
The Hazards of Good Breeding book by Jessica Shattuck
Alison Brown
The English writer and literary critic G. K. Chesterton once said, “A child of seven is excited by being told that Tommy opened a door and saw a dragon. But…
Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith book by Jon Krakauer reviewed by Kirsti Potter
Kirsti Potter
On a hot and sticky Saturday morning this August, a massive crowd—possibly even 10,000 people—gathered in Montgomery, Alabama to protest, praise, and pray. They had bussed in en masse from…
Book Review: The Stars Fell Into the Ocean by Elizabeth TenHouten
Love and heartbreak are among the most common topics explored in music and poetry, and for good reason. The universality of these topics and the intensity of emotion that accompanies…