In his memoir novel A Million Little Pieces first pitched as the latter then sold and made famous as the former then eventually exposed as largely the latter author James Frey tells the harrowing tale of undergoing a double root canal without any anesthetic nbsp It rsquo s one of the most cri

William Carlos Williams rejected the poetic conventions of the time in favor of a distinctly American verse.

Does H. G. Wells still hold any interest for us? David Lodge thinks so.

From the far star points of his pinned extremities

Dan Gheno an artist whose paintings were featured in the 9 11 issue of America recently stopped by America house to offer a reflection about art as a meditation on grief and to discuss the imagery in his work

I don rsquo t read on the beach The beach is for long walks and quick plunges into the surf I am at Sea Bright the northernmost town on the Jersey Shore for two weeks and I brought Pat Conroy rsquo s My Reading Life with me perfect company as I sit in the front room or on the balcony overloo