A Thousand Splendid Suns – Khaled Hosseini
Peter Ibbetson
Book Review: A Thousand Splendid Suns The media can be a beguiling lot. It’s strange how the simplest of events are twisted into stories that convey the opposite, and which…
Peter Ibbetson
Bill Clinton – My Life
Book Review: My Life – Bill Clinton The impeachment of Bill Clinton was forgotten completely in Obama’s second campaign. Of course, the Democrats needed some of his mojo, if you…
God’s Secretaries: The Making of the King James Bible book by Adam Nicolson reviewed by Paul Gleason
Very little is known about the making of the King James Bible. Few primary sources remain to give a glimpse into the formation of one of the most famous pieces…
The Pleasure of My Company book by Steve Martin reviewed by Katherine Stevens
Comedian Steve Martin follows his successful, but less than noteworthy first novel “Shopgirl” with his highly entertaining “The Pleasure of my Company.” Any one who has seen “As Good as…
The Bronte Myth book by Lucasta Miller reviewed by Julia Wallace
Very little is known about the making of the King James Bible. Few primary sources remain to give a glimpse into the formation of one of the most famous pieces…
She Is Me book by Catthleen Schine reviewed by Juliet Lapidos
Cathleen Schine’s latest novel, She is Me, borrows its title from arguably the most celebrated statement on inspiration. When asked about his model for Madame Bovary, Gustav Flaubert famously said,…
The Politics of Blame by Sulmaan Khan
At first glance, few would seem as well qualified to write about America’s performance in the war against terror than Richard A. Clarke. Clarke served the Clinton Administration as the…
A Lady’s Choice? by Raina Lipsitz
Although I’m still reeling from ABC’s “The Bachelor,” I decided to give the network a second chance when I tuned in last Wednesday night (9/8 Central) for “The Bachelorette.” After…
Letter to an Undergraduate from Christy Anderson
Christy Anderson is an associate professor of History of Art. Her publications include Inigo Jones and the Classical Tradition and The Built Surface: Architecture and Pictures. She is currently writing…
Shipwreck by Louis Begley, reviewed by Russell Brandom
Shipwreck by Louis Begley Knopf, 256 pp, $23.00 reviewed by Russell Brandom Shipwreck is a deceptively simple novel, and it relishes in the fact that it is telling a very…