It All Felt Impossible

Book Review

It All Felt Impossible

By Tom McAllister

A man takes annual stock of his life in this unique collection.

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A Look Ahead: 6/14/26

A peek at what’s on tap this week.

    Family & Other Calamities

    Book Review

    Family & Other Calamities

    By Leslie Gray Streeter

    A wry, widowed journalist returns home to right some wrongs.

    Feature

    November 2015 Exemplars: Poetry Reviews by Grace Cavalieri

    A monthly feature that looks at books of and about poetry.

    Book Review

    Gilliamesque: A Pre-Posthumous Memoir

    The Python-turned-director ponders his mortality but still tilts at windmills.

    Beyond The Book

    Cookbook Roundup: Nov. 2015

    A look at what’s simmerin’ on the shelves this month

    Book Review

    Body by Darwin: How Evolution Shapes Our Health and Transforms Medicine

    A fascinating, sometimes complex look at how DNA, natural selection, and the environment combine to impact humans’ well-being.

    Book Review

    Capital: New York, Capital of the 20th Century

    An avant-garde, "uncreative" homage to Gotham.

    Book Review

    Brief Candle in the Dark

    By Richard Dawkins

    Brief Candle in the Dark

    The provocative biologist's latest work may please his current fans but is unlikely to win him any new ones.

    Book Review

    The Sea Beach Line

    By Ben Nadler

    The Sea Beach Line

    A young man with an uncertain future seeks answers about his past.

    Book Review

    The Big Green Tent: A Novel

    By Ludmila Ulitskaya; translated by Polly Gannon

    The Big Green Tent: A Novel

    A vast array of characters populates this dynamic, decades-spanning Russian tale.