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A monthly column looking at books of poems and poetry, written by Grace Cavalieri.
A look at reviews of National Book Award finalists, and interviews with authors, from the Independent and around the web.
God’s Own Party: The Making of the Christian Right traces the evolution of the movement in American politics and examines the influential role the Christian Right has played in the nation’s culture wars. Enlightening for readers of any political persuasion, this book may leave some left-leaning thinkers to ask: “Might the right be on to something?”
Taxes in America provides helpful information regarding our present tax system and possible alternatives. Writing in a highly accessible style, the authors look at a wide range of personal and business tax issues.
When I mention that I teach memoir writing, I often get the reaction, “You must hear a lot of heavy stuff.” I do, and I feel I live a wider life because of it. But writing memoir is not about the heavy stuff. It’s about what the writer makes of the experience, and about shaping that experience into an engaging story....
Electoral Dysfunction goes a long way toward explaining why U.S. election practices are so confusing. It’s a fascinating discussion of both big-picture issues and minutiae.
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November's Slow Read is The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov.
Charles Long is the author of Adventures in the Scream Trade: Scenes from an Operatic Life
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