Brendan WolfeThe Northwestern ExchangeAn Irishman is found shot to death and set ablaze on the plains of Dakota. Who did it is the easy part. The real question is why.25 min read·Jul 11, 2021----
Brendan WolfeAn Elliptical LifeThe great Jewish novelist struggles, beautifully, to write a memoir.20 min read·Feb 25, 2020----
Brendan WolfeIt’s Raining MienVietnam’s most famous dissident publishes her fifth novel in English.8 min read·Feb 25, 2020----
Brendan WolfeThe ‘Game’ Is AfootSherlockian “scholars” pay tribute to the sleuth by pretending he actually lived.6 min read·Feb 24, 2020----
Brendan WolfeChute as in ChickadeeUnderestimate the novelist Carolyn Chute at your own risk.9 min read·Feb 23, 2020----
Brendan WolfeThis Is Not a Review of Shostakovich’s Fifth SymphonyOn learning to fail8 min read·Feb 19, 2020----
Brendan WolfeStories from the Lost NationMapping a troubled history along the backroads of Iowa28 min read·Feb 19, 2020----
Brendan WolfeThe Case of the Hungry StrangerA man is always more complicated than his paper trail — especially when he’s your father, who walked out one day.26 min read·Feb 16, 2020----
Brendan WolfeinAge of AwarenessToo Much of a Good ThingFeaturing heroes, anti-heroes, and giant, blue-peckered superheroes, Watchmen is everything. Sometimes it’s even boring.7 min read·Feb 4, 2020--2--2