With Leigh’s saber slant on “Casey at the Bat” earlier today, it felt like a good idea to pair it with KP’s latest literary dive. Both are splendidly written. Enjoy.—BB
In general, my conception of the SSS Literary Supplement is to introduce little or lesser-known books that readers here may find interesting and worthwhile. I don’t, in general, see a whole lot of purpose for writing about books that most of us have read and already have set opinions about.
For the most part, all that does is either confirm what you already believe or conversely, serve as an iconoclastic take that does little other than stir arguments.