Here are some reviews, articles and essays that I've written about books, publishing and writers. You'll notice that they're listed in alphabetical order by the author's last name. Click on the links to read 'em, and many thanks for visiting.
A-O - A discussion of the (to my mind overpraised) short story writer Raymond Carver.
- A review of Tyler Cowen's brain-opening "In Praise of Commercial Culture."
- A review of mystery novelist Robert Crais' first-class "Lullaby Town."
- A review of John Grisham's "The Client." Why is Grisham as popular as he is?
- John Howard wrote and drew one of the filthiest underground comix ever. I loved it.
- A review of Klaus Kinski's wonderfully crazy autobiography "Kinski Uncut."
- A review of a gorgeous and brilliant book by the New Classical architect and theorist Leon Krier.
- A pan of the economist Steven Landsburg's berserk "Fair Play."
- I didn't love the first book by the celebrated young Victor D. LaValle.
- I found a book by PC/multicultural heroine Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot just awful.
- I wound up semi-enjoying a novel by the comedian Bill Maher.
- Thomas McGuane seemed to me to be treading water.
- I enjoyed catching up with the novels of Terry McMillan.
- I love a lot of Haruki Murakami's books, but not this one.
- A review of one of my favorites of Edna O'Brien's books.
- A review of John Osborne's appalling but entertaining "A Better Class of Person."
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