Ursula K. Le Guin gravitated toward science fiction in part because it was a “despised, marginal” genre. Unsupervised by literary criticism, its authors remained free... more »
A new book attempts to defend Henry Miller. But despite his talents, an insurmountable hurdle remains: He did not think hard enough about women... more »
The unlikely return of Eric Hobsbawm to political fashion in the 1980s obscured the sharp-edged qualities that made him so interesting in the first place... more »