Books by Elizabeth Hardwick
The Dolphin Letters, 1970-1979
Elizabeth Hardwick and Robert Lowell (ed. Saskia Hamilton)
“The whole saga of The Dolphin Letters and their friends’ reactions to it—Lowell and Hardwick’s circle included Mary McCarthy, Adrienne Rich, Elizabeth Bishop, John Berryman, Hannah Arendt, to name just a few—is just fascinating (even if you’ve never read any of these writers, but especially if you have). This book is long-awaited, and most definitely worth the wait. Essential for any serious literary reader.” Read more...
“She’s occupying the space of her own memory, for which New York is a vessel, or a conduit.” Read more...
Hermione Hoby on New York Novels
Hermione Hoby, Journalist
Interviews where books by Elizabeth Hardwick were recommended
Hermione Hoby on New York Novels
The writer and journalist Hermione Hoby’s highly acclaimed first novel is set during a New York heatwave. Here she picks five books inspired by this capacious, overstated, indomitable city and discusses how it shaped her as a writer.
Margo Jefferson on Cultural Memoirs
Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Margo Jefferson celebrates a form in constant flight from definition, that finds expression in hybrid texts and plays-within-plays, and that is as at home in high art as in pop culture.
Editors’ Picks: Favorite Books of 2019, recommended by Stephanie Kelley
Looking for captivating, eccentric novels, essays and letters to read at the turn of the new year? Five Books literary editor Stephanie Kelley shares favorites from her year in reading—new and old.
