by bertbaby | Jul 24, 2013 | Book Reviews
July 24: On this day in 1725 John Newton, the slave trader/preacher who wrote the hymn “Amazing Grace,” was born. Newton’s memoirs make clear how repeatedly lost and found a wretch he was; he is also remembered for the Olney Hymns, written with the...
by bertbaby | Jul 24, 2013 | Book Reviews
The author of A Hundred Summers on tales of “the vintage beach.”
by bertbaby | Jul 24, 2013 | Book Reviews
Royal baby-watching in Great Britain, past and present.
by bertbaby | Jul 24, 2013 | Book Reviews
Nathaniel Piven is a bright young man ruling the Brooklyn literary scene, as well as the hearts of its smitten women. Yet he constantly struggles with romantic indecision in Adelle Waldman’s sharp, modernized comedy of manners.
by bertbaby | Jul 24, 2013 | Book Reviews
The mystery of a murderer who targeted sex workers brings the victims’ lives into view.
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