Showing how sometimes shockingly ignorant I am, I had never heard of Hank Stuever until The Washington Monthly asked me to review his new book, Tinsel. It turns out that Stuever is a very popular writer for The Washington Post, and that Tinsel is, and here I quote myself, “a stylishly written and often delightful book.” You can read the entire review here; Stuever did, and he had this nice thing to say about the review on his blog: “Jamie Malanowski has this hilarious and intelligent review . . . .He thinks I pulled back where the book most needed more knife. I go back and forth on that, but my favorite reviews are the ones that make me think, doubt, reconsider.” Here’s to Hank, a good writer who takes his criticisms like a man! Now that I’ve caught up to the rest of the world about the talented Stuever, here’s hoping that one day we cross paths.
