Monthly Archives: December 2024

Reading Well: The Passenger & Stella Maris by Cormac McCarthy

There are, in my view, few–if any–greater American novelists of the late 20th century than Cormac McCarthy. His final two novels, released simultaneously in 2022, form a fitting capstone on his career. The Passenger and Stella Maris are related, but … Continue reading

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Reading Well: Philadelphia Fire by John Edgar Wideman

The bombing of MOVE in Philadelphia is something I remember in a very inarticulate way. It happened in 1985, and formed part of the backdrop of my reading things like Bobby Seale‘s Seize the Time and Samuel Yette‘s The Choice … Continue reading

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