An occasional series in which writers speak for themselves.
Charlottesville: An American Story
By Deborah Baker
No, there weren’t “very fine people” on both sides.
The novelist talks trauma, visceral settings, and the allure of the sea.
Kuleana: A Story of Family, Land, and Legacy in Old Hawai’i
By Sara Kehaulani Goo
The fight for an ancestral home unfolds amidst a history of dispossession.
The Friday Afternoon Club
By Griffin Dunne
An affecting, poignant recollection of life among the Hollywood literati.
I Don’t Want to Go Home
By Nick Corasaniti
Greetings from Asbury Park!
The End of the British Empire in the Middle East, 1952-1971
By Wm. Roger Louis
A stellar assessment of a volatile period in Mideast history.
It's Independence Day, so light a sparkler, grab a book, and celebrate!
On Book Banning
By Ira Wells
A slim, surprisingly reassuring treatise about censoring the shelves.
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