Bryan Appleyard offers just a terrific look at John Ashbery's latest collection: A poet with a gift for the odd and unique.
Chuck Leddy provides a compelling account of Ishmael Beah's A Long Way Gone: A boy soldier's haunting memoir.
Edward Champion limns the charms of David Markson's early work: Embellishments eclipse plots in reissue of 'Epitaph' novels.
Sarah Weinman find Chris Bohjalian's latest a tad too gimmicky: A novel spoiled by a quest for ever more.
Carlin Romano is much impressed by James M. Olsen's Fair Play: Lies, and the liars who lie about them.
Sandy Bauers liked listening to Ron McLarty's latest: Going back to their boyhoods: Two heartwarming stories
During the past week:
Maxine Clarke sized up Val McDermid's The Grave Tattoo: Uniting the poet and the mutineer.
John Freeman was a little disappointed in Howard Norman's Devotion: A fine novel, but not up to the author's high standard.
Jack Fischel gave high marks to Michael B. Oren's Power, Faith, and Fantasy: Back to Barbary pirates, missionaries.
And Fred Bortz had high praise for Freeman Dyson's The Scientist as Rebel: A book of essays that's a science project, too .
There should be something there for everyone.
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