Charles Caramello
Charles Caramello is Associate Provost for Academic Affairs, Dean of the Graduate
School, and Professor of English at the University of Maryland. Prior to his current
position, he was Chair of the Department of English and Director of the Comparative
Literature Program. His books include Performance in Postmodern Culture; Silverless
Mirrors: Book, Self, and Postmodern American Fiction; and Henry James, Gertrude
Stein, and the Biographical Act. He is currently completing a collection of essays,
“Riding Late: Essays on Horsemanship, Cavalry, and the Great War.”
24 entries by Charles Caramello
The Beechers: America’s Most Influential Family
By Obbie Tyler Todd
An intriguing account of a cultural-juggernaut clan.
Raiders, Rulers, and Traders: The Horse and the Rise of Empires
By David Chaffetz
A sturdy assessment of the equine’s impact on civilization.
A 2022 biography splendidly captures the enigmatic Charlie Watts.
The Art Thief
By Michael Finkel
What happens when an aesthete turns fanatic?
Play All Night!
By Bob Beatty
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An erudite, exuberant look at the early Allman Brothers Band.
The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession
By Michael Finkel
What happens when an aesthete turns fanatic?
An erudite, exuberant look at the early Allman Brothers Band.
Unrequited Infatuations
By Stevie Van Zandt
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The musician/actor’s new memoir is entertaining, if a little thin.
Around the World in 80 Words
By Paul Anthony Jones
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This entertaining look at the lexicon is best savored in small doses.
Philip Roth: The Biography
By Blake Bailey
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A sweeping yet nuanced look at one of America’s literary lions.
On Seamus Heaney
By R.F. Foster
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An intelligent, worthy addition to the "Writers on Writers" series.
Around the World in 80 Words: A Journey Through the English Language
By Paul Anthony Jones
This entertaining look at the lexicon is best savored in small doses.
Tattered Banners
By Paul Rodzianko
In the first American edition of this 1939 classic, a high-ranking Russian horseman recounts the gruesome tribulations of war and waxes nostalgic for the aristocratic order.
Where the Past Begins
By Amy Tan
The author’s second memoir searches the imagination with aesthetic, intellectual, and emotional force.
The Unpunished Vice: A Life of Reading
By Edmund White
The notable novelist, memoirist, and essayist guides readers through the books that shaped his literary consciousness.
Tattered Banners: A Life in Imperial Russia
By Paul Rodzianko
In the first American edition of this 1939 classic, a high-ranking Russian horseman recounts the gruesome tribulations of war and waxes nostalgic for the aristocratic order.
Where the Past Begins: A Writer’s Memoir
By Amy Tan
The author’s second memoir searches the imagination with aesthetic, intellectual, and emotional force.
Conversations with McCartney
By Paul Du Noyer
A light (and polite) introduction to the words and work of Sir Paul.
London Fog: The Biography
By Christine L. Corton
Chronicling the rise and fall of Britain's iconic smog.
Sympathy for the Devil: Four Decades of Friendship with Gore Vidal
By Michael Mewshaw
A straightforward look at a famed writer known as much for his antics as his art.
In this nonfiction account of the gunfight at the O.K. Corral and the resulting Earp legend, the author zooms in on a common-law wife’s perspective.
Declaring His Genius: Oscar Wilde in North America
By Roy Morris Jr.
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A chronicle of the famed writer’s 11-month lecture tour across the continent in 1882.
Elsewhere: A Memoir
Richard Russo
A novelist delves into his real-life relationship with his mother, revealing their deeply conflicted mutual affection.
