Book Review: The Weight of Ink
August 15, 2017An impressive consideration of the danger of ideas, Kadish’s novel has the brains of a scholar, the drive of a sleuth, and the soul of a lover.
Book Review: Al Franken, Giant of the Senate
July 11, 2017Funny, insightful, a love letter to the Democrats–and an opening salvo in his bid for 2020? Sure seems like it.
Book Review: G-Man
Completely fun and still smart, this gun-crazy tale takes us back to the Depression-era battles between G-Men and gangsters.
Too Big to Edit?
June 17, 2017Good editing makes good books. Authors and publishers forget this at their peril.
A Reader’s Reader
May 21, 2017Finding inspiration in the example of a hard-core reader to range widely, go deep, and re-read the best.
Historical Novels Review Spring 2017 Issue
May 15, 2017Two compelling, thought-provoking debuts and a page-turning if unbelievable crime thriller.
Write Now: Of Pitching and Publishing
May 12, 2017A recap of the Books Alive! 2017 Washington Writers Conference, held by the Washington Independent Review of Books.
Book Review: Rising Star: The Making of Barack Obama
May 10, 2017An exhaustive dissection of virtually every experience that went into shaping our 44th president.
Book Review: At the Edge of the World: The Heroic Century of the French Foreign Legion
April 5, 2017Part biography, part history, part homage to manly men in the mercenary service of colonial overreach.
Let the Book Speak for Itself
March 22, 2017J.D. Vance’s thoughtful, engaging HILLBILLY ELEGY has become the demon/darling of pundits on all sides. My advice: ignore them and let the book speak for itself.
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