Parul Sehgal – PWxyz, July 13th, 2011 The malingering Art of the Review is back and delighted to present Belinda McKeon, the Irish critic, curator, playwright, and novelist–her first book Solace is out now from Scribner. She’s also (full disclosure) a good friend of mine–but I’m her fan first and foremost, so I’m especially thrilled that she joined us for [...]
Posts Tagged ‘literary criticism’
The Art of the Review VI: Belinda McKeon
Posted in Interviews, tagged Belinda McKeon, Interview with Belinda McKeon, Irish literature, James Wood, literary criticism, Solace, Tao Lin on August 17, 2011 | 1 Comment »
The Art of the Review IV: Stephen Burt
Posted in Interviews, tagged Art of the Review, book reviewing, interview with Stephen Burt, literary criticism, Stephen Burt on April 8, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Parul Sehgal–PWxyz, April 8th, 2011 It’s National Poetry Month, and we’re extremely lucky to have Stephen Burt with us. Considered to be the leading poetry critic of his generation, Burt writes about poets and poems with more subtlety, shrewdness, and heart than just about anyone (he’s also a bit better-acquainted with the X-Men than you’d [...]
The Art of the Review II: Ron Charles
Posted in Interviews, tagged Art of the Review, book reviewing, interview with Ron Charles, literary criticism, Ron Charles, Totally Hip Book Reviewer on March 25, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Parul Sehgal– PWxyz, March 25th, 2011 Clearly, we can’t get enough of Ron Charles. And can you blame us? Even before his alter ego, the zany Totally Hip Book Video Reviewer, peered up at us through strips of raw bacon, the longtime book critic has been charming, disarming, and educating us every week in the pages of the Washington Post. The [...]
The Art of the Review I: Laura Miller
Posted in Interviews, tagged Art of the Review, Book Reviews, Interview with Laura Miller, Laura Miller, literary criticism on March 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
by Parul Sehgal, PWxyz, Mar. 18, 2011 We’re happy to announce a new series on PWxyz–The Art of the Review. Every Friday, we’ll be interviewing our favorite reviewers, talking technique, and taking the pulse of criticism today: How do critics select books to review? Have they ever been wrong about a book? How much impact [...]
