A Briefly Brilliant Editor, And His Long, Slow Twilight

The second act of Willie Morris’ life could be a sequel to The Great Gatsby—in which we learn what became of Gatsby’s brooding confidant Nick Carraway, blasted out of the Manhattan high life by a brutal calamity, and spending the balance of his days back home in the provinces, savoring simpler pleasures and sizing up Read More

My Dog Skip : Cute Civil Rights Doggie

Willie Morris’ Best Friend

A slice of Norman Rockwell America about a boy and a dog that makes you laugh and cry at the same time, My Dog Skip takes the joy and pain of small-town adolescence into higher dimensions of artistry and intelligence. The new century is so new we’ve scarcely had Read More