Two Reviews

Yet another example of nice writing, not to mention a place worth visiting….

My Manhattan: Epiphanies in a Medieval Courtyard
By HOLLAND COTTER
The Cloisters, while barely changing at all, has changed a lot for me over the years, becoming a more complicated and contemplative experience.

It is so nice to come across someone who still reads for the sheer pleasure–and is able to share it with the rest of us.

Editorial Observer: Life, Love and the Pleasures of Literature in Barsetshire
By VERLYN KLINKENBORG
You read Angela Thirkell’s Barsetshire novels, laughing, and want to do your best to protect her characters from any reality but their own.