by Site Owner | Dec 27, 2013 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Poetry
A Handsome Collection of Poems by an American Master Edited by J.D. McClatchy The Library of America, $75.00, 1500 pages W.S. Merwin is only the second living poet to have his work published with the Library of America series and this handsome two volume collection,...
by Site Owner | Sep 10, 2013 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Biographies & Memoirs, Short Stories
The Definitive John Updike Collection Edited by Christopher Carduff The Library of America, $75.00, 1872 pages It is no stretch to say John Updike was one of America’s most talented and important writers; and remains still today. Whether it was reading...
by Site Owner | May 20, 2013 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Short Stories
Not-So-Quiet Small-Town Life Edited by Charles Baxter The Library of America, $35.00, 928 pages For readers looking for respite from the violence and shock typical of current American fiction and film, Sherwood Anderson’s Collected Stories will be a...
by michaeld | Dec 4, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Science Fiction
Genre-Defining Novels Edited By Gary K. Wolfe The Library of America, $70.00, 1680 pages Fans of science fiction and readers new to the genre will thoroughly enjoy this anthology’s groundbreaking featured work from a decade many consider to be the golden...
by michaeld | Nov 20, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Poetry
By Edited by Marilene Phipps Kettlewell The Library of America 40.00 792 pages Commenting on a piece of Kerouac’s poetry is like commenting on a piece of improvisational jazz music, one can only say what they like or dislike, but the artist’s true...