Letter from Lakefield: Discovering Margaret Laurence If, like me, you mourn our current era of conglomerate “book” stores, you’re probably always on the hunt for a good independent bookseller. Here…
Letters From Rose
Review of Macbeth at the Folger
Worth Standing For: Macbeth at the Folger Theatre I realize that it’s probably unfair to give a rave review to a show that is completely sold out through its already–extended…
Annie Leibovitz: A Photographer’s Life
Thoughts on the Exhibition, Annie Leibovitz: A Photographer’s Life, 1990–2005, 10/13/2007 to 1/13/2008, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington DC It has been a week since I’ve seen it, but…
Review of Into the Wild; Matter of Taste
Getting it Right: Sean Penn’s film, Into the Wild It’s always tough to see a movie based on a book you love. Jon Krakauer’s “Into the Wild” was my first…
Intro to In the Mix: Poems by David Pike
The following is an introduction I wrote to a terrific collection of poems, “In the Mix,” by British writer David Pike. I met David on my U.K. book tour last…
It’s All in the Game: My Affair with Footballer’s Wives
It’s All in the Game: My Affair with Footballer’s Wives I’d like to be able to say that it was all about being a sports fan. I’d like to tell…