John Keats, Valentine
February 14th, 2013
“Hurt Into Poetry: On Poetry and Greece”By Stephanos Papadopoulos
Los Angeles Review of Books
Judy Blume: Three Essays
On "Deenie," "Tiger Eyes," "Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret"
November 27th, 2012
James Ellroy on his latest novella.
L.A. is where I come back to when women divorce me.
November 21st, 2012
Jack Gilbert, 1925 - 2012
...the hard-hooks that fold you down to your knees...
November 14th, 2012
James Deen vs. the Nebbishes
October 21st, 2012
Jay McInerney, the New York Fantasy, and Wine
A reckoning with the author of 'Bright Lights, Big City'
October 3rd, 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
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Percival Everett
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