Author: Ann Mayhew

Impossible to avoid, the “Great Recession” that began in December of 2007 still permeates nearly every aspect of our current American lifestyle. For some, this simply means spending less at the supermarket. For others, it’s the loss of a house after months or years of unemployment. Paul Auster’s latest novel,

Master of horror Stephen King’s latest work Full Dark, No Stars (Scribner) is not for the faint of heart. Neither, however, is it for someone looking for a classic King novel filled with ghosts, vampires, aliens, and other fantastical things that go bump in the night. Following in the tradition

About three weeks ago, David and Tricia Kelly opened Nectar Clothing in the Claremont Village in the hope of providing affordable yet stylish clothing to the Claremont public. This is the third clothing store the Kellys have opened; they started off with a designer boutique in Redlands called denM, and

Halloween is in just a couple of days, and for college students, the celebrations have already started and will continue in full force until Monday morning. Haven’t been invited by a Mudder or a Scrippsie to Trick or Drink? Not looking forward to another year of trying to make it

The protagonist in Philip Roth’s latest novel, Nemesis, seems to become the American anti-hero: without giving too much away, instead of fighting in the war, he runs away, he gives up. But during at least one part of the novel, Mr. Cantor is the hero for all—including his fiancée and

The stage opened with two swathes of red silk hanging down. A male dancer came onstage, then a female, whose appearance was remarkable both because of her muscular arms and her lack of legs. As music played, the two began to dance together, wrapping themselves up in the silks, swinging

The stage opened with two swathes of red silk hanging down. A male dancer came onstage, then a female, whose appearance was remarkable both because of her muscular arms and her lack of legs. As music played, the two began to dance together, wrapping themselves up in the silks, swinging

Although the protagonist in A Curable Romantic by Joseph Skibell is, indeed, a romantic in the usual sense of the word—his three marriages engender multiple tales of heartache and lust—he is also a romantic in his attitude toward the world in general: nave and searching for meaning. The novel takes