Search Results for: American
True North
by Jim Harrison“Harrison consistently commands our attention for his humanity and his tenderness. That he can create such tension in the process—a tension not released until the last page—and in the end…
The Three Roosevelts
by James MacGregor Burns“A remarkable volume. [Burns and Dunn] have pulled apart, and then rewoven, the threads of a family that reshaped the last century and whose values are resilient even at the…
The Old Ball Game
by Frank Deford“[Deford] tips a journalist’s fedora, rather than a child’s cap, to one of the most remarkable pairings in sports history.” –Alan Schwarz, The New York Times Book Review…
Long, Last, Happy
by Barry HannahA career-spanning collection from the beloved master of the short story and the Southern Gothic idiom, Long, Last, Happy is a fitting tribute to a writer deeply mourned by the…
Hitting the Jackpot
by Brett D. Fromson‘deftly documented. . . . [Fromson] knows something about digging into the roots of a good story. . . . [Hitting the Jackpot] is a story that leaves you shaking…
Hawthorne in Concord
by Philip McFarland“McFarland’s book takes the prize for readability. His is an impressionistic account that could only result from sensitivity and empathy for its subject.” —David Locker, Evansville Courier & Press…
The Englishman’s Boy
by Guy Vanderhaeghe“The Englishman’s Boy . . . [is] outstanding. . . . A complex, finely written story of deception, dreams, survival, and greed.” —Sybil Downing, The Denver Post…
Read dangerously this Banned Books Week (and Beyond)!
Our friends at the American Library Association have set aside the last week of September each year as Banned Books Week, a celebration that “brings together the entire book community—librarians,…
Remembering P. J. O’Rourke
…American condition. His passing leaves a huge hole in my life both personal and professional. My thoughts and prayers are with Tina and their children.” P. J. passed away the…
Grove at Home: March 28-April 3
…that American intervention in Vietnam was born out of America’s own imperialist and racist tradition. This perspective makes many Americans uncomfortable, but I felt it was important to counter the…
