Theme Essay by Laurie Weisz
Not all critics rival Harold Bloom’s elephantine pomposity, but I’d rather read a book myself first.
Reader's Life
Love and Lit in the Time of Acne
Apr 07, 2014
How a Literary Critic Slapped Me Awake
Feb 14, 2014
"My Favorite Critic" by David Meischen
Leslie Fiedler took the blinders off me and said, 'Look, the myths we live by, our secret longings—the great books lay them bare.'
I Hear the Woods Beating
May 27, 2013
Theme Essay by Theresa Williams
Nature writing isn’t just recording what you see, hear, and feel.
My Inner Nature
Apr 15, 2013
Editor’s Note by Martha Nichols
I bristle at the notion that creative people feel the deepest connections to nature.
Giving Stephen King Another Chance
Feb 11, 2013
Theme Essay by Wendy Glaas
His work has entered my psyche thoroughly, like tentacles from his nightmarish creations.
Fallen Idols
Jan 14, 2013
Theme Essay by Elizabeth Titus
Until early 2011, I’d never met either of my literary idols. But that all changed in a matter of months.
My Book Group Dines with Thomas Hardy
Dec 19, 2011
Theme Essay by Linda Marino
The texture was “spongy,” but it really did go with the feel of the book.
Books: You Sexy Things
Jun 06, 2011
Theme Essay by Lorraine Berry
A calendar of beefcake boys? Forget it. Words are what spark my imagination.
