Dorothea Faith Kehler (SDSU): Shakespeare’s Widows of a Certain Age: Celibacy and Economics. What a piece of work: Early efforts to market the Bard were hardly classic. "Once more into the breach, dear friends, once more": Cue the sighs – the Shakespeare wars are on again. Books in blog form: Have you checked out Charles Dickens's MySpace page yet? ”Creativity” is a word much prostituted. “Criticism” is a word much maligned. Put the two together and what have you got? Literary Death Match exudes attitude. But beer in the face? That's so slapstick. What ails the short story: Why do so many short stories feel show-offy, written for editors and teachers rather than for readers? Carlin Romano on why publishing book reviews makes sense. Who bans books? The government? Mean librarians? School boards overflowing with angry parents?
