by Site Owner | Mar 12, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Poetry
Poems of Excess and Fear By Carl Phillips Farrar, Straus & Giroux, $23.00, 60 pages Carl Phillips is a well-known and respected poet in America. A rarity, since many well-known poets generally come from other parts of the world. Generally his books of poetry are...
by Site Owner | Feb 28, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Classics, Poetry
An Exploration of Poetic Myth By Robert Graves Farrar, Straus & Giroux, $18.00, 520 pages The White Goddess: A Historical Grammar of Poetic Myth by Robert Graves is not light reading. First published in 1948 and continually expanded by Graves through 1960, this...
by Site Owner | Feb 24, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Art, Design & Photography, Books About Books
Interesting Exploration of Handwriting By Philip Hensher Farrar, Straus & Giroux, $15.00, 270 pages As the personal computer and QWERTY keyboards dominate our lives, Philip Hensher asserts that handwriting has become a lost art. His book, The Missing Ink began...
by Site Owner | Nov 1, 2013 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Books About Books, History, Reference
Exploring America’s History with Its Most Prolific Writers By Philip F. Gura Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 330 pages, $30.00 Truth’s Ragged Edge: The Rise of the American Novel explores the sordid and convoluted history of America through the eyes...
by Site Owner | Oct 4, 2013 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), General Fiction
Imperfect Novel of Imperfect Marriage By Jamaica Kincaid Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 182 pages, $24.00 A marriage falls apart through the eyes of the husband and wife in this short novel. Both partners wander over the past and present in their...
