by Sarah Hutchins | Jun 13, 2019 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Biographies & Memoirs, Books About Books, History
In 2001, cultural historian Kendall Taylor, Ph.D. published Sometimes Madness Is Wisdom: Zelda and Scott Fitzgerald: A Marriage. Now Taylor returns to the same subject matter in The Gatsby Affair: Scott, Zelda, and the Betrayal that Shaped an American Classic. In the...
by L Ruby Hannigan | May 7, 2019 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Biographies & Memoirs
Huda grew up in sunny California, the daughter of Iraqui immigrants. The pressures of religion and family customs were tested on Huda at a young age. She had to dress modestly for her family while she dreamed of wearing clothes like her favorite Hollywood movie stars....
by Don Messerschmidt | Apr 22, 2019 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Biographies & Memoirs, General Fiction
Paulo Coelho, the internationally popular Brazilian writer, has published 18 books to date ― fiction, non-fiction, and occasionally a mix of both. His most popular titles include The Alchemist, Pilgrimage, Adultery, and a novel entitled Spy. Paulo’s writings are...
by Howard Leighton | Mar 20, 2019 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Biographies & Memoirs
Five years ago, Jonathan Santlofer, a writer of crime novels and an artist, was working in his New York loft apartment. His wife, Joy Santlofer, a food writer and historian, was reclining on their living room sofa after having had outpatient knee surgery the previous...
by Katie Richards | Dec 13, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Art, Design & Photography, Biographies & Memoirs
Every reader of Sandra Hochman’s Portraits of Genius Friends seems to walk away saying “She knows everyone!” and it was true. Hochman, the award-winning writer seems to know just about every important literary and artistic figure in mid-20th century...
by Addison Fleming | Jun 6, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Biographies & Memoirs, Film, TV & Theater
To younger American viewers, Dame Maggie Smith is perhaps best known for her roles as severe yet endearing Professor McGonagall from the Harry Potter film series and Violet Crawley in Downtown Abbey. However, prior to, and following those films, she has had a wealth...
