Jack Gilbert, 1925 - 2012
...the hard-hooks that fold you down to your knees...
November 14th, 2012“Letter From Cuba: The Religious Revival of a Communist State”By Antal Neville
Los Angeles Review of Books
James Deen vs. the Nebbishes
October 21st, 2012
James Ellroy on his latest novella.
L.A. is where I come back to when women divorce me.
November 21st, 2012
Jay McInerney, the New York Fantasy, and Wine
A reckoning with the author of 'Bright Lights, Big City'
October 3rd, 2012
John Keats, Valentine
February 14th, 2013
Judy Blume: Three Essays
On "Deenie," "Tiger Eyes," "Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret"
November 27th, 2012
Jumping the Dragon Gate: Life in Shaoyang
I lived in Shaoyang, a city in Hunan province famous for clementines and murder.
August 30th, 2012
Just Like a Woman
The shadow of the culture wars falls over these books, and Jane Austen becomes both the rescued and the rescuer.
September 5th, 2011
Katrina Media: The Arts of HBO's "Treme" in the Aftermath of Trauma
September 23rd, 2012
Keeping The Eye Moving
Patricia Patterson is an accretive artist, invariably extending, but rarely leaving much behind.
June 16th, 2011
Kevin Young, Valentine
February 14th, 2013
Killing Our Monsters: On Stephen King’s Magic
All King's novels, even the stinkers, have resonance.
July 17th, 2012
Kind Buds
On two new books about the culture of marijuana.
April 2nd, 2012
King & I: Stephen King and a Balanced Diet
On the debate over Stephen King's literary relevance
July 22nd, 2012
Krazy Kriticism: The Tics of the Trade
"The problem with Krazy Kat is the same as its genius: It cannot be consumed quickly or easily."
May 16th, 2012
Genres
Literary Fiction
"Mere flim-flam stories, and nothing but shams and lies." — Miguel de Cervantes... More
Film
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Biography & Autobiography
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Art & Architecture
"Art is making something out of nothing and selling it." — Frank Zappa... More
Comics
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