“Hurt Into Poetry: On Poetry and Greece”By Stephanos Papadopoulos
Los Angeles Review of Books
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Michael Kammen on Thomas Nast, World's Fair Gardens and Well Met by Fiona Deans Halloran, Cathy Jean Maloney and Rachel Lee Rubin
Matthew Lippman on The Talking Day by Michael Klein
“The Body is Everywhere: On Michael Klein’s “The Talking Day””
February 11th, 2013
Suzanne Muchnic on Painted Bodies by Carol Beckwith
“Beyond Tattoos: The Art of Body Adornment in Africa”
February 3rd, 2013
Jenny Hendrix on Artful by Ali Smith
“The Brightest in the World: Ali Smith's "Artful"”
January 23rd, 2013
Tom Dibblee on Bitter Brew by William Knoedelseder
“Bud Light Lime, Unlikely Hope”
January 17th, 2013
Jenna Brager on A Wrinkle in Time by Hope Larson
“Back in the Fold: On 'A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel'”
December 10th, 2012
David Davis on Jewish Jocks by Franklin Foer and Marc Tracy
“The Ballad of Abel Kiviat: Jews and Sports”
December 6th, 2012
Robert Nedelkoff on One For The Books by Joe Queenan
November 9th, 2012
James Carter on The I Ching by Richard J. Smith
“The Book in the High Castle: On "The I Ching: A Biography"”
October 15th, 2012
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