‘Times Beach’ Gives Us Theater, Free-form Jazz, Art Cinema, and Southern Gothic Literature
Times Beach is less a collection of poetry as it is an anthology of performance art presented under the guise of poetry.
Shyam K. Sriram
Shyam K. Sriram is an assistant professor of political science at Canisius University in Buffalo, NY. He is the recent author of the textbook "Refugee Resettlement in the United States" from Cognella Publishing, Inc. He has visited 48 states, but feels most at home in Chicago and Atlanta.
Sameer Pandya Embraces the Children of Immigrants
Sameer Pandya’s The Blind Writer embraces the South Asian American experience and the things that bind us, especially for my generation.
‘A Bad Character’ Is Courageous in Its Realism and the Many Chances Its Author Has Taken
This is Deepti Kapoor’s time to paint a picture of India that no one has the nerve to do anymore.
A Convent Goes Psycho-Sexual in ‘The Nuns of Sant’Ambrogio’
Based on the detailed notes from the original Roman Inquisition investigation long buried in a Vatican archive, Wolf unravels a tale of religious madness and power trips.
‘The Lives of Muhammad’ Is Not Merely a Biography, but a Biography of Biographies
Ali's book is devoted to unraveling the story of the Muslim prophet, and a serious contribution to the debate over what is real, what is apocryphal, and what is myth.
‘The Temptation of Despair’ Is a Marvelous New Work on World War II-Era Germany
Werner Sollors' memories formed the basis for this book, but his research caused him to re-evaluate and re-imagine what he thought he knew about the time and the era.
‘Cornbread Nation 7: The Best of Southern Food Writing’ Is American Regionalism at Its Finest
A splendid collection of tales of Southerners traveling abroad and children of immigrants living in the South and reflecting on their heritage.
A Poet Perfectly at Ease: ‘The Letters of Robert Frost’
Known for his evocative use of place, Robert Frost's work, once out of fashion, is enjoying a renaissance, as seen in this impressive volume.
Is ‘Cambridge’ Real or Imagined?
This a hilarious and confusing journey through filial, cultural and international group dynamics.
Literary Giant Saadat Hasan Manto Wrote Honestly About Muslims in Bombay
Manto was no Charles Bukowski with a tendency to excoriate the perils of the female flesh, nor Alifa Rifaat, who wrote frankly about female desire and lust; he created his own world where women were not victims.
Little Feat Finally Gets Their Due
Little Feat's sound evolved and changed, creating a heady mixture of pop, rock R&B, boogie, country, soul, funk and jazz.