A Melvin by Any Other Name
A Melvin by Any Other Name But Elon, you’ll still be the world’s richest man. You’ll still have the best cars and best car company anywhere. You’ll still be shooting […]
NYT: Do Patricia Highsmith’s Novels Make Good Movies?
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/08/t-magazine/patricia-highsmith-film-ripley.html?action=click&module=RelatedLinks&pgtype=Article
If Melville Had Ever Learned How to Write
If Melville Had Ever Learned How to Write. When Herman Melville began a novel about a sailor (that would be himself) on a whaling expedition led by […]
The Many Faces of Patricia Highsmith
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/19/t-magazine/patricia-highsmith-talented-mr-ripley.html?action=click&module=RelatedLinks&pgtype=Article
NYT Discussion of The Talented Mr. Ripley
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/22/t-magazine/talented-mr-ripley-book-club-event.html?referringSource=articleShare
Why a Novel?
Anyone remember the late great sports columnist Jimmy Cannon? And his occasional column, “Nobody Asked Me, But . . .”, followed by collection of rants, kisses, and half-baked ideas hurled […]