Open Letters Review
  • Contact & Submissions
  • About

Open Letters Review

  • Contact & Submissions/
  • About/

Open Letters Review

Open Letters Review

An Arts & Literature Review

Open Letters Review

  • Contact & Submissions/
  • About/
 

September 02, 2021

Bright Star, Green Light by Jonathan Bate

September 02, 2021/ Steve Donoghue
Bright Star, Green Light by Jonathan Bate

The parallel lives of John Keats and F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Read More
September 02, 2021/ Steve Donoghue/
Biography/Memoir, Books & Authors
Bright Star, Green Light, John Keats, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jonathan Bate, Biography, literary biography, Steve Donoghue
September 01, 2021

The Master by Christopher Clarey

September 01, 2021/ Steve Donoghue
The Master by Christopher Clarey

A new biography of the great tennis player Roger Federer.

Read More
September 01, 2021/ Steve Donoghue/
Sports and Recreation
The Master, Roger Federer, Christopher Clarey, tennis, biography, sports, Steve Donoghue
August 26, 2021

Pessoa by Richard Zenith

August 26, 2021/ Steve Donoghue
Pessoa by Richard Zenith

Richard Zenith writes the definitive biography of the “ever-elusive” Fernando Pessoa.

Read More
August 26, 2021/ Steve Donoghue/
Biography/Memoir
Pessoa, Fernando Pessoa, Richard Zenith, biography, literary biography, Steve Donoghue
August 16, 2021

Hirschfeld: The Biography by Ellen Stern

August 16, 2021/ Michael Adams
Hirschfeld: The Biography  by Ellen Stern

Line by line, a unique artist joyfully chronicles the popular arts of the 20th century.

Read More
August 16, 2021/ Michael Adams/
Biography/Memoir, Art & Music, Film & Theatre; Adaptations
Hirschfeld, Ellen Stern, theater, art, NIna, Biography, Michael Adams
August 14, 2021

Dark Persuasion by Joel Dimsdale

August 14, 2021/ Steve Donoghue
Dark Persuasion by Joel Dimsdale

A new book looks at the modern history of mass delusions.

Read More
August 14, 2021/ Steve Donoghue/
Society & Culture, Health & Psychology
Dark Persuasion, Joel Dimsdale, brainwashing, social history, Steve Donoghue, psychology, social media
August 07, 2021

The Contemporary American Essay, edited by Phillip Lopate

August 07, 2021/ Steve Donoghue
The Contemporary American Essay, edited by Phillip Lopate

A great trilogy of American essays concludes with the modern era.

Read More
August 07, 2021/ Steve Donoghue/
Essays
The Contemporary American Essay, Phillip Lopate, essays, Steve Donoghue
July 30, 2021

Pastoral Song by James Rebanks

July 30, 2021/ Connor Carrns
Pastoral Song by James Rebanks

New in the US market: a book looks at the supposed joys of country living.

Read More
July 30, 2021/ Connor Carrns/
Animals & Nature
Pastoral Song, English Pastoral, James Rebanks, nature, nature writing, Connor Carrns, farming
July 24, 2021

What We Owe Each Other by Minouche Shafik

July 24, 2021/ David Murphy
What We Owe Each Other by Minouche Shafik

A new book seeks to revamp the old concept of the social contract.

Read More
July 24, 2021/ David Murphy/
Society & Culture
What We Owe Each Other, Minouche Shafik, economics, social science, David Murphy
July 11, 2021

Birdpedia by Christopher Leahy

July 11, 2021/ Steve Donoghue
Birdpedia by Christopher Leahy

An ornithologist provides a handy guide for everything from bird calls to bird plumage to bird poop.

Read More
July 11, 2021/ Steve Donoghue/
Animals & Nature
Birdpedia, Christopher Leahy, birds, natural history, Steve Donoghue
July 10, 2021

Books Promiscuously Read by Heather Cass White

July 10, 2021/ Steve Donoghue
Books Promiscuously Read by Heather Cass White

A surprisingly stirring description of reading as a means of self-claiming.

Read More
July 10, 2021/ Steve Donoghue/
Books & Authors
Books Promiscuously Read: Reading as a Way of Life, Heather Cass White, books, reading, Steve Donoghue
July 09, 2021

Winning Independence by John Ferling

July 09, 2021/ Steve Donoghue
Winning Independence by John Ferling

A veteran historian re-assesses the final years of the American Revolution.

Read More
July 09, 2021/ Steve Donoghue/
History
Winning Independence, American Revolutoin, American Revolution, John Ferling, American History, Steve Donoghue
July 05, 2021

Fox & I by Catherine Raven

July 05, 2021/ Connor Carrns
Fox & I by Catherine Raven

The memoir of an unlikely bond that forms between a solitary woman and a wild fox.

Read More
July 05, 2021/ Connor Carrns/
Animals & Nature, Biography/Memoir
Connor Carns, Catherine Raven, Fox & I, foxes, nature, natural histry, natural history, memoir, Connor Carrns
June 20, 2021

The Indispensables by Patrick O'Donnell

June 20, 2021/ Steve Donoghue
The Indispensables by Patrick O'Donnell

A new book looks at the crucial roles played in the American Revolution by the mariners of Marblehead.

Read More
June 20, 2021/ Steve Donoghue/
History
The Indispensables, Patrick O'Donnell, Marblehead, American Revolution, American history, history, Steve Donoghue
June 14, 2021

Everything Now by Rosecrans Baldwin

June 14, 2021/ Steve Donoghue
Everything Now by Rosecrans Baldwin

Rosecrans Baldwin writes a passionate, impressionistic profile of the strangest city in the US.

Read More
June 14, 2021/ Steve Donoghue/
Society & Culture, History
Everything Now, Los Angeles, Rosecrans Baldwin, travel, American cities, Steve Donoghue
June 11, 2021

Good Behaviour, by Molly Keane

June 11, 2021/ Michael Adams
Good Behaviour, by Molly Keane

Molly Keane’s masterpiece, a hilarious and withering portrayal of the Anglo-Irish aristocracy, is back in print.

Read More
June 11, 2021/ Michael Adams/
Fiction-General, Literary Fiction
Molly Keane, Michael Adams, Good Behaviour, review, NYRB, fiction
June 05, 2021

Dominus by Steven Saylor

June 05, 2021/ Steve Donoghue
Dominus by Steven Saylor

A big historical novel about two families living through some of the most turbulent years in Rome’s history.

Read More
June 05, 2021/ Steve Donoghue/
Historical Fiction
Dominus, ancient Rome, Roman historical fictoin, historical fiction, Steven Saylor, Steve Donoghue
June 03, 2021

A Theater for Dreamers, by Polly Samson

June 03, 2021/ Benjamin Shull
A Theater for Dreamers, by Polly Samson

Leonard Cohen cameos in a seductive new novel set in the Greek island of Hydra.

Read More
June 03, 2021/ Benjamin Shull/
Fiction-General, Fiction-Romance
Theater for Dreamers, Polly Samson, Benjamin Shull, review, fiction
June 02, 2021

The Year of Our Love by Caterina Bonvicini

June 02, 2021/ Steve Donoghue
The Year of Our Love by Caterina Bonvicini

A critically-acclaimed and best-selling Italian novel about star-crossed lovers gets a new translation into English.

Read More
June 02, 2021/ Steve Donoghue/
Fiction-Translated
The Year of Our Love, Caterina Bonvicini, Antony Shugaar, fiction, Italian fiction, Steve Donoghue
May 24, 2021

Exhale by David Weill

May 24, 2021/ Steve Donoghue
Exhale by David Weill

A lung transplant surgeon recounts his experiences.

Read More
May 24, 2021/ Steve Donoghue/
Biography/Memoir, Science/Technology
Exhale, David Weill, medicine, lung transplants, Steve Donoghue
May 14, 2021

Plunder by Cynthia Saltzman

May 14, 2021/ Steve Donoghue
Plunder by Cynthia Saltzman

The fascinating story of how Veronese’s most famous painting, completed in Venice, ended up in the Louvre.

Read More
May 14, 2021/ Steve Donoghue/
History
Plunder, Cynthia Saltzman, Veronese, Napoleon Bonaparte, The Wedding Feast at Cana, European history, art history, Steve Donoghue
  • Previous
  • Next
  • Contact & Submissions/
  • About/

Open Letters Review

An arts and literature review.

Subscribe

Sign up with your email address to receive a monthly recap of new posts.

We respect your privacy.

Thank you!
 

Editors:

Steve Donoghue
Sam Sacks
Britta Böhler
____________________

Eric Karl Anderson
Olive Fellows
Jack Hanson
Jennifer Helinek
Justin Hickey
Hannah Joyner
Zach Rabiroff
Jessica Tvordi

Categories:

  • Animals & Nature
  • Anthologies/Short Stories
  • Art & Music
  • Backlist
  • Biography/Memoir
  • Books & Authors
  • Children's Books
  • Classic Literature
  • Environment/Geology
  • Essays
  • Fiction - Historical
  • Fiction-Action/Adventure
  • Fiction-Crime & Thrillers
  • Fiction-Debut
  • Fiction-Drama
  • Fiction-General
  • Fiction-Horror
  • Fiction-Humor
  • Fiction-LGBTQ
  • Fiction-Legal
  • Fiction-Mystery/Suspense
  • Fiction-Paranormal
  • Fiction-Romance
  • Fiction-Sci-Fi & Fantasy
  • Fiction-Translated
  • Fiction-Young Adult
  • Film & Theatre; Adaptations
  • From the Archives
  • Graphic Novels/Comics
  • Health & Psychology
  • Historical Fiction
  • History
  • It's a Mystery
  • Just for Fun
  • Literary Criticism
  • Literary Fiction
  • Myths & Legends
  • Nonfiction Translations
  • Philosophy
  • Poetry
  • Politics & Economics
  • Reference
  • Religion
  • Science/Technology
  • Society & Culture
  • Sports and Recreation
  • Stevereads
  • Travel
Contact Us
Archive

Open Letters Review Site Policies