This is a public notebook of the stuff I've been reading, thinking, and publishing recently.

Surveying the "forthcoming books" landscape through short reviews.

Movie Enthusiast, a newsletter about cinema, is published once a month on Mondays.

essays about the past and our place in it

rantings and ravings about b00ks i like and dislike, articles i write and read, and whatever else i feel like, at totally irregular intervals

creative living in a distracted age

A scan of the features, one week belated. Completely unofficial and unsolicited.

In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I’ve been turning over in my mind ever since. What was it you ask? I can’t remember.

The world of non-fiction from Sutherland House (and beyond)

Think of these as signatures, unbound. Thoughts, explanations, and screeds about the publishing industry by Anne Trubek, founder of Belt Publishing. For the bound version, pick up "So You Want To Publish A Book?" Belt Publishing, July 2020.

Surviving the swamp in style.

A culture essay every other week hinging on a dubious analogy.

Posting the occasional poem and the occasional meditation on that poem.

Criticism, essays, etc.