TJ West

Reading History: “Alexander the Great: His Life and Mysterious Death” (by Anthony Everitt)

By this point, I’ve read numerous biographies of Alexander the Great. Some, such as Mary Renault’s…
A Requiem for Appalachia

How 2016 permanently damaged my relationship to my home, my family, and my roots. It was…
Reading History: “Circe” (by Madeline Miller)

Warning: Full spoilers for the novel follow. When I had finished The Song of Achilles, I felt bereft.…
Reading History: “Templar Silks” (by Elizabeth Chadwick)

Note: My thanks to NetGalley for providing me with an advance copy of this book to…
Book Review: “I Like to Watch: Arguing My Way Through the TV Revolution” (by Emily Nussbaum)

Note: My thanks to NetGalley for generously providing me a copy of this book to review.…
Reading History: “American Princess: A Novel of First Daughter Alice Roosevelt” (by Stephanie Marie Thornton)

Warning: Full spoilers for the novel follow. We seem to be living in a golden age…
Reading History: “The Impeachers: The Trial of Andrew Johnson and the Dream of a Just Nation” (by Brenda Wineapple)

Note: My thanks to NetGalley for providing an advance copy of this book for review. Going…
Film Review: “Gloria Bell” and the Sublime Joy of Julianne Moore

Warning: Full spoilers for the film follow. I have a confession to make: I’m a Julianne…
Reading History: Buying Gay: How Physique Entrepreneurs Sparked a Movement (David K. Johnson)

Note: My sincere thanks to NetGalley for providing me a copy of this book for review.…
Screening Classic Hollywood: “I Want to Live!” (1958)

Warning: Full spoilers for the film follow. I’ve been wanting to watch I Want to Live!…