September 19, 2018
George Bernard Shaw said: "The man who writes about himself and his own time is the only man who writes about all people and all time." In other words, stories that are deeply personal are also deeply universal. In this issue we've brought together a group of books that confirm Shaw's definition of great writing. Sarah Smarsh's Heartland is one, Award-winning investigative journalist Shane Bauer's...
Flaming enthusiasm, backed up by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently ...
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A sweeping epic of lost love, lies, jealousy, and rebellion set in colonial Barbados.
Pull yourself up by the bootstraps
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