A Must Read for Personal Essayists: “Learning to Drive” by Katha Pollitt
This is a revised and updated article based on one from 2002 when I first readĀ āLearning to Drive: A Year of Unexpected Lessonsā by Katha Pollitt, published inĀ The New YorkerĀ magazine. I hope youāll read the essay and go on to read my discussion of it, which includes an excerpt of review of the film (now … Continue reading →
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