The editors of the Internet review of Books asked me to review Anne Fadiman’s latest book At Large and At Small: Familiar essays for their March issue. What a gift. I loved this book and highly recommend it to any and all readers. Fadiman is witty, curious, intellectually stimulating, and a joy to read. You can read my full review as of today at IRB. I warn you though, you will want to go out and buy the book. And why not? It’s a perfect book for the bedside table.
I am reading Alan Bennett’s Writing Home at the moment. There is another wonderful book of essays, diary entries, and other oddities. Bennett is so funny and his ability to write dialogue uncanny. A writer friend of mine recommended the book because of the dialogue, but the whole thing is totally absorbing.
