Monthly Archives: November 2011

November 29, 2011

Julian Barnes’ “The Sense of an Ending” Exacts Emotional Price Worth Paying

Author Julian Barnes is no stranger to award-winning works. His past literary distinctions include the Somerset Maugham Award, The E.M. Forster Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize among others. Now Barnes … Continue reading →

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November 15, 2011

A Little ‘Silence’ Please

NLR will be temporarily quiet due to pending assignments. 

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November 8, 2011

Wrap Yourself in Winter with ‘The Windward Shore’

Slowing things down in our furiously paced society is a discipline or luxury few of us can afford. Technology, economy, and mere 21st century self-preservation have together constructed a high-speed connection to a life that leaves many of us sapped … Continue reading →

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November 1, 2011

Childress Turns Up Southern Heat and Humor in “Georgia Bottoms”

Looking for scandal and a splash of sass? Then you must meet Ms. Georgia Bottoms of Six Points, Alabama. Mark Childress, author of One Mississippi and Crazy in Alabama, turns up that sultry southern heat in his latest novel featuring … Continue reading →

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