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Baudolino book by Umberto Eco reviewed by Jennifer Stock
In a time of disaster one can always revert to storytelling. At least that’s the tradition that Boccaccio hands down…
Natasha’s Dance: A Cultural History of Russia book by Orlando Figes reviewed by Katherine Poltorak
An exhibit at the Russian Museum in St. Petersburg is called Dvoe, or “Twosome.” It pairs paintings and sculptures to…
Letter to an Undergraduate from Toni Dorfman
This issue’s contributor, Toni Dorfman, is a playwright and an associate professor of Theater Studies at Yale. Her plays include…
Profs’ Picks What’s on the nightstands of Yale’s Professors
Amy Bloom Lecturer, English Department My summer reading ranged from the minor (the Robert Tannenbaum mysteries—with Butch Karp, the DA…
After book by Francine Prose reviewed by David Lau
They say it’s for your protection. First, it’s the increase in metal detectors. Then, the search and seizures. Random drug…
Any Human Heart: The Intimate Journals of Logan Mounstuart book by Arthur Phillips reviewed by Christopher Grobe
Those familiar with William Boyd’s past antics cannot help but approach his latest work, Any Human Heart, in a lighthearted…
The Da Vinci Code book by Dan Brown reviewed by Marissa Ain
The latest art history mystery by Dan Brown is a fast-paced book that is hard to put down. With deliciously…
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix book by J.K. Rowling reviewed by Emma Pollack-Pelzner
A few weeks ago I mentioned to a group of friends that I was working on a review of the…
Samaritan book by Richard Price reviewed by Dan Mattingly
Read the first few pages of Samaritan, Richard Price’s latest epistle from the ghetto, and it’s clear Price wants this…