Here is Proust, here Jean Rhys, here Milton. Linda Grant's library has been her life. Eventually it will be what relatives have to haul away... more »
Duke Ellington may have lacked the technical brilliance of a Fats Waller or Art Tatum; his solos could be flat. But he was unrivaled as a bandleader... more »
Beware those who think marriage + military inclusion + a few queers on TV = rainbow nirvana. Not so, says Suzanna Walters. Tolerance is a trap... more »