John Banville in NYT "By the Book": "Well, I can’t think of a book that no one has heard of. If you mean a neglected classic, I’d say 'Herself Surprised,' by Joyce Cary. It’s part of the trilogy that includes the better-known “The Horse’s Mouth,” but it’s every bit as good."

It's too bad Woods never got to Felix Krull, which is a lot of fun even in the questionable Lowe-Porter translation.

I'm not sure any of these guys are exactly chaotic, but Tony Oxley, Paul Motian and Billy Mintz all play unusual rhythm at low volume

Nice! Do you know is that Tony Malaby on sax?

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The Magus apparently influenced David Szalay: “‘The Magus’ was the one that taught me the most about how to hold a reader’s interest. I was fascinated by how, in that book, the methods he uses to do that are often so open, so unhidden – how they are in fact part of the novel’s actual theme.”

This was wonderful - thank you!

Non-academic here who’s honestly confused about what makes this so objectionable. If universities are “fighting for our lives,” wouldn’t that support the framing?

I think they're most compelling at 7-21, but they're all great. Just don't make my mistake and binge - there's quite a bit of repetition, which wouldn't be so noticeable if you space them out!

Great picks, but you've got Henry Grimes on drums in the Rollins review.

Duran Duran's "Ordinary World" - a radio hit when I was a lonely middle schooler. Sends me right back.