I tore threw James Lee Burke’s recent novel, Clete, yet another gut-wrenching thriller from his long line of novels. (Note to self: Must dig out the interview piece I did with him decades ago.) Note the mention of Joan of Arc here—she becomes a haunting presence throughout the novel.

Hemingway makes frequent appearances in my friend Alex Verson’s new biography of the writer Tim O’Brien, Peace Is a Shy Thing. Here’s a good one that speaks to O’Brien’s conscious wrestling with Hemingway’s legacy.