Mary Beard’s latest is a great exploration of why Classics still have the capacity to shock us, and why that’s important. Here are some brief thoughts on Talking Classics: The Shock of the Old.
David Plante’s The Death of a Greek Lover is a beautiful elegy for his partner of four decades, Nikos Stangos. Recently published by NYRB Poets, it is well worth your time.
I always approach a new George Saunders book with hope. Vigil returns to the afterlife, moral reckoning, and the fragile possibility of redemption. But it left me frustrated. Here are my thoughts.
