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Second Reading

Thornton Wilder built a 'Bridge' to connect the head and the heart
"The Bridge of San Luis Rey" was inspired by a sentence from the Gospel According to Luke: "Or those eighteen upon whom the tower of Siloam fell and killed them, do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others who dwelt in Jerusalem?"
 
Book World: Noël Coward, the author? What a novel idea, darling. (By Jonathan Yardley, October 23, 2009)
 
Second Reading: Mark Twain's 'Yankee' Is Still of Our Time (By Jonathan Yardley, September 5, 2009)
 
Pride. Prejudice. Perfection (Post, July 30, 2009)
 
Second Reading: Mencken's Paean to Ink-Stained Wretches (By Jonathan Yardley, July 3, 2009)
 
The Great Writer That Got Away (By Jonathan Yardley, April 24, 2009)
 
Robbins's Flash Of Raw Talent (By Jonathan Yardley, March 28, 2009)
 
'Proud Tower' Still Provides a Sharp-Eyed View (Post, March 16, 2009)
 
The Fight of Their Lives, and Not Just on the Battlefield (Post, March 6, 2009)
 
JONATHAN YARDLEY Second Reading: 'Black Boy' Still a Shock to The Old System (Post, February 7, 2009)
 
Roy Blount's 'Three Bricks' Still Scores (By Jonathan Yardley, December 23, 2008)
 
First Time's A Charmer: Dew's 'Dale' (By Jonathan Yardley, October 25, 2008)
 
Thompson's Gonzo Trip Is Still Worth Taking (By Jonathan Yardley, September 20, 2008)
 
A 'Little Book' Bursting With The Write Ideas (By Jonathan Yardley, September 6, 2008)
 
'The Shooting Party': Isabel Colegate's Literary Mark (By Jonathan Yardley, August 7, 2008)
 
Valuable Lessons From 'The Rector of Justin' (By JONATHAN YARDLEY, July 9, 2008)
 
Andrew Turnbull's Great Fitzgerald (By JONATHAN YARDLEY, June 7, 2008)
 
In 'Cannery Row,' a Preserved Simplicity (By JONATHAN YARDLEY, May 8, 2008)
 
'My Young Years': Rubinstein's Enchanting Prelude (By JONATHAN YARDLEY, April 19, 2008)
 
William Styron's 'Darkness,' Dimmed by Age (By JONATHAN YARDLEY, March 21, 2008)
 
In a Time of Posturing, Didion Dared 'Slouching' (By JONATHAN YARDLEY, December 27, 2007)
 
A History That Stands The Test of Time (By JONATHAN YARDLEY, November 28, 2007)
 
Laura Ingalls Wilder's Well-Insulated 'Little House' (By JONATHAN YARDLEY, November 8, 2007)
 
'I Was Dancing': A Novel That's Still Light on Its Feet (By JONATHAN YARDLEY, October 10, 2007)
 
Hoagy Carmichael's Memories, Straight From the Heartland (By JONATHAN YARDLEY, September 3, 2007)
 
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