Monthly Archives: March 2011
One More Russian
Yesterday I finished a book from another recent Russian émigré, Sana Krasikov. This one was One More Year, a collection of eight short stories. Given my recent work in the short-story cycle, especially as it applies to recent Russian Jewish … Continue reading
Story Time
Over the past several weeks I’ve been listening to few audiobooks. I do this as I go walking with my dog, and lately I’ve been doing that about twice a day, early mornings and then right before dinner. So on … Continue reading
Heads Up
The other day I finished reading Eric Lefcowitz’s new book, Monkee Business: The Revolutionary Made-for-TV Band. It’s a great introduction to the phenomenon of The Monkees, how they started, the production machine behind them, the inside drama of both the … Continue reading
Looking at Eisner
A couple of weeks ago I finally finished Sean Wilentz’s substantial work, The Rise of American Democracy: Jefferson to Lincoln, and I was quite impressed. Not yet wanting to return to fiction, I decided to read a couple of biographies. … Continue reading