Cormac McCarthy's Rugged Road To Respectability
So many people are killed — so graphically — in some of his books that it's almost unimaginable. In his latest novel, it's after the end of the world, and besides wandering and waiting, almost nothing happens. He's renowned for his dialogue, but tends to ignore plot and doesn't use...
Carole Goldberg: Treasure Books in Hartford; Blackjack Tips
On Sunday, a reception from 2 to 4 p.m. will celebrate the opening of an exhibition of children's books at the Hartford Public Library. "Treasure Books: Selections from the Caroline M. Hewins Collection of Children's Literature" reflects the career of the woman who came to...
'What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures' by Malcolm Gladwell
Book critics at major metropolitan newspapers get hundreds of books each week. A couple of decades ago, most of these were fiction; the nonfiction was often about faraway corners of the world and the explorers and scientists who charted them. Then, in the 1980s, came a wave of self-help books,...