The Great American Christmas-Album Tradition
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J. D. Salinger’s Creations Were Lovable Even When He Wasn’t
The author's beguiling characters are sometimes hard to reconcile with his persona.
Susan Sontag’s Lifelong Literary Pose
A review of Sontag: Her Life and Work, by Benjamin Moser.
How Theodor Geisel Became Dr. Seuss
A review of Becoming Dr. Seuss: Theodor Geisel and the Making of an American Imagination, by Brian Jay Jones.
John Updike Saw the World as It Was
A review of John Updike: Novels 1959–1965, edited by Christopher Carduff.
Character in Character
Peter Tonguette reviews Bing Crosby: Swinging on a Star — The War Years, 1940–1946, by Gary Giddins.
Ingmar Bergman, Entertainer
Peter Tonguette reassess the Swedish filmmaker’s reputation in his centenary year.
Mailer’s Sixties Slump
Peter Tonguette reviews Norman Mailer: The Sixties, edited by J. Michael Lennon.