books and book reviews

The Task Existed Before We Did and It Will Go On Long After We Are Gone

Nov 8 •

Hardihood Books Newsletter 41

Oct 31 •

Hardihood Books Newsletter 39

Aug 31 •

What Makes a Book Good

It Isn't Impact

Aug 30 •

Hardihood Books Newsletter 37

Jun 30 •

S. by J. J. Abrams and Doug Dorst

Jun 7 •

Wheel of Time and Game of Thrones

A Case Study in the Decline of Fantasy

Mar 29 •

What Some Modern Takes on Measure for Measure Miss

Shakespeare Wasn't Writing a Play for the Twenty-First Century

Mar 15 •

Hardihood Books Newsletter 24

May 31, 2023 •

Hardihood Books Newsletter 19

Dec 31, 2022 •

Thankfulness and Literature

Great Books in an Age of Ingratitude

Nov 9, 2022 •

Defending the American Literary Tradition

A Partial Case for Why America's Contribution to Literature is Worth Celebrating

Jul 22, 2022 •

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