Diana Athill never dreamed of writing—until one morning, suddenly she wrote. "Until that moment I had been hand-maiden, as editor, to other people’s writing, without ever dreaming of myself as a writer." more »
Feb 28, 2013 by Michael Hayward in Reviews (1 Comments)
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Crispin and Jan Elsted produce books of extraordinary beauty using techniques and traditions that date from the days of Johannes Gutenberg. more »
Feb 20, 2013 by Michael Hayward
Michael Hayward reviews Blue Nights by Joan Didion (Knopf). more »
Nov 8, 2012 by Michael Hayward in Reviews (2 Comments)
Michael Hayward reviews Mnemonic: a book of trees by Theresa Kishkan (Goose Lane). more »
Aug 13, 2012 by Michael Hayward in Reviews
This is the way the world ends: not with a bang but a whimper. more »
Oct 13, 2012 by Michael Hayward in Michael Hayward's Blog
How to go from bluegrass roots to a "concertgrass" string quintet in easy stages. more »
Oct 11, 2012 by Michael Hayward in Michael Hayward's Blog
If you've been looking for "eye-level sloshing fish viscera", this is your film. more »
Oct 11, 2012 by Michael Hayward in Michael Hayward's Blog
French politicians gliding through the corridors of the Élysée Palace like sharks. more »
Oct 5, 2012 by Michael Hayward in Michael Hayward's Blog
Old New Yorker writers never die, they just keep being republished in shiny new editions. more »
Apr 19, 2011 by Michael Hayward in Reviews
A new collection of essays from John McPhee, staff writer at the New Yorker. more »
Feb 22, 2011 by Michael Hayward in Reviews
Long before Patti Smith became “the Godmother of Punk” she was a not- atypical teenager of the 1960s, living with her parents in suburban New Jersey. more »
Feb 8, 2011 by Michael Hayward in Reviews
Bremser’s gritty memoirs kick dust in the face of the romanticized Beatnik lifestyle. more »
Feb 8, 2011 by Michael Hayward in Reviews
Ink, metal type and time: Watch an 1850 Albion super royal handpress in action. more »
Apr 18, 2013 by Michael Hayward
