Catherine Ramsdell < PopMatters

Reviews

Wednesday, August 10 2011

'Coyote at the Kitchen Door' Provides a Different Way to View Progress

Stephen DeStefano provides plenty of factual reasons why Americans should care about wildlife and the environment, but the most compelling reason of all is simply the story of the coyote, herself.

Monday, August 8 2011

'The Murder of the Century' Marks the Start of the Tabloid Wars

The Murder of the Century isn't just about murder -- it also reminds us that the craziness associated with today’s media (social and otherwise) isn’t really new. The craziness stays the same—only the mediums change.

Monday, July 18 2011

Resounding Echoes of the Great Depression in 'Someplace Like America'

Reading Dale Maharidge’s words and looking at Michael S. Williamson’s photographs will pierce your heart -- and head. This book will move and change you.

Monday, July 18 2011

Beautifully Crafted and Strangely Beautiful: 'Miss Peregine's Home for Peculiar Children'

This is a book to lose yourself in. It will make you forget the heat of summer and the cares of the outside world, for a while.

Thursday, June 16 2011

Drowning in Lies: James B. Stewart's 'Tangled Webs'

How did we get from a society that drove nails through people’s ears for lying in court to a society that seems to condone lying? It's a tough question, but James B. Stewart's Tangled Webs has some answers.

'Don't Breathe a Word' Is Kinda Creepy [2.Jun.11]

'The Art of Immersion' Tells the Story of Storytelling Rather Well [12.May.11]

'Nerds' Is More Entertaining than a Book about Bullying, Stereotypes & Teenage Angst Should Be [29.Apr.11]

In Alexis Madrigal's 'Powering the Dream', Much Needed Optimism Shines Through [20.Apr.11]

'Imagining Mars': A Literary History from Planet Earth [29.Mar.11]

'American Plastic', or Mother/Daughter Double-Date Boob Jobs [3.Mar.11]

Happily, 'The Science of Kissing' Does Not Diminish the Magic of Kissing [24.Feb.11]

'Empty Pleasures' Provides Substantial Food for Thought [21.Jan.11]

In 'Whiter Shades of Pale', the Humor is Vivid [20.Jan.11]

'Doonesbury and the Art of G.B. Trudeau' Makes Me Miss Newspapers [24.Dec.10]

Trom AJAX and AOL to WWW and X.25: 'A History of the Internet and the Digital Future' [8.Dec.10]

In 'Gush', No One Can Accuse Hemmi of Creating Uninteresting Analogies [27.Oct.10]