9/11 Double Feature

I woke up yesterday morning hoping not to think too much, this year, about 9/11. The Internets put an end to that, though, in the form of emails from friends and family, blog posts, and the newspaper. Maybe it should be an unplugged day from here on out. Then again,...

Historical Fiction

This summer’s New York novels to date — the books, that is, I’ve consumed on my vacation: Richard Price’s Lush Life, Don DeLillo’s Falling Man, Joseph O’Neill’s Netherland, and about half of Kevin Baker’s Dreamland. All...