Articles of Note

Three days of “Rothdom” — a Newark festival dedicated to Philip Roth — spur a thought: His creative, licentious force is best consumed alone... more »


New Books

Dickens the devious? A new biography stretches credulity to portray the writer as pathologically deceitful... more »


Essays & Opinions

My queue, myself. Ordering DVDs from Netflix served as a kind of biography of the various phases of my life... more »