Oct 9 Patti Smith’s ‘M Train’ Is a Literary Ride Through Stations of Mourning Emulating the writers who bring her inspiration, Patti Smith's second novel rewards a well-read reader. By Justin Joffe
Nov 8 Bowles’ Detached Life, Lonely, Artistic, but Satisfied Paul Bowles, A Life , by Virginia Spencer Carr. Scribner, 409 pages, $35. There are two reasons why people should By Philip Weiss
Jan 21 At Heart, I’m A Provincial New Yorker My friend, my reader. Slippery streets. Gray skies, mufflers pulled tight, boots stained by salt and mud. Despite the solstice, By Anne Roiphe