How have books changed? “They became tedious redoubts for the pious certainties of a besieged, over-educated and underemployed intellectual class” ... more »
Good criticism draws out the nuances within the ideas one finds the most noxious, the most difficult to dignify... more »
For readers, E.M. Forster was a stately, mild-mannered bachelor with a staid personal life. When he came out as gay, many felt betrayed... more »