Book review for Newcity: "Parade" by Rachel Cusk

I grappled with Rachel Cusk's "Parade" for Newcity. Read my review of this celebrated novelist's new book here.

Book review for Newcity: “Minority Rule: The Right-Wing Attack on the Will of the People—and the Fight to Resist It” by Ari Berman

For Newcity, I reviewed the important new book from Ari Berman, "Minority Rule: The Right-Wing Attack on the Will of the People—and the Fight to Resist It." I do consider it essential reading this year—for the sense it gives of what's at stake, among other things.

Book review for Newcity: "The Road from Belhaven" by Margot Livesey

For Newcity, I reviewed the new novel by Margot Livesey, “The Road From Belhaven.” I should hope my writeup will help the book reach anyone interested in Scottish culture and history and/or coming-of-age stories. (I should say that I do not actually believe that Jane Eyre, a fictional character, wrote “Mansfield Park” and “Persuasion.” That gaffe was inserted by an editor. However, I've actually come to like it as a kind of po-mo slip.)

Book review for Newcity: "The Upstairs Delicatessen: On Eating, Reading, Reading About Eating, and Eating While Reading" by Dwight Garner

I’m chuffed to have another book review published in Newcity. This time out, I reviewed NYT book critic Dwight Garner’s purely pleasurable constant reader/constant eater chronicle, “The Upstairs Delicatessen: On Eating, Reading, Reading About Eating, and Eating While Reading.” You can read my review at Newcity here.

Book review for Newcity: “Blood in the Tracks: The Minnesota Musicians Behind Dylan’s Masterpiece”

I was well chuffed to make my debut as a book reviewer for Newcity. It was especially rewarding in that my assignment was to evaluate a fine new book on a Bob Dylan album I love: “Blood in the Tracks: The Minnesota Musicians Behind Dylan’s Masterpiece” by Paul Metsa and Rick Shefchik. Check out my review here.