Telling stories
John Burnside is the author of an impressive bookshelf of elegant novels and slim, precise volumes of poetry, and like…
Telling stories
John Burnside is the author of an impressive bookshelf of elegant novels and slim, precise volumes of poetry, and like…
A losing streak
In backgammon, a blot is a single checker, sitting alone and unprotected. This is a sly title for this sly…
A losing streak
In backgammon, a blot is a single checker, sitting alone and unprotected. This is a sly title for this sly…
Fierce indignation
In an autobiographical note written late in his life, Jonathan Swift set down an astonishing anecdote from his childhood. When…
Listen with Mother
Ian McEwan’s novels are drawn to enclosed spaces. There is the squash court upon which the surgeon plays a meticulously…
