Maureen Corrigan

Maureen Corrigan reviews, "The Dialectic of Sex," by Shulamith Fireston. First published in the 1970s, it serves as an important document of second-wave feminism.

Commentator Maureen Corrigan reviews, "The Children of Men," about a 21st centurey world wherein all men have become sterile.

Commentator Maureen Corrigan reviews "Flaubert - Sand: The Correspondence," translated by Francis Steepmuller and Barbara Bray. It's a collection of the more than 400 letters between French writers Gustave Flaubert and George Sand.

Commentator Maureen Corrigan reviews the new memoir, "H.L. Mencken: My Life as Author and Editor," edited by Jonathan Yardley. It's based on papers the author instructed to keep sealed until 35 years after his death.

Commentator Maureen Corrigan reviews "Homestead: The Glory and Tragedy of an American Steel Town," by William Serrin.

Commentator Maureen looks at who won't be performing at the upcoming inauguration activities, but should be: performance artist Pat Olezko, who has a show running in Washington, D.C. right now.

Maureen Corrigan reviews the New Amsterdam-based crime novel "The Dutchman," by Martin and Annette Myers, who write together under the name "Maan Myers."

Critic Maureen Corrigan reviews Helen Benedict's book about how press coverage of sex crimes against women reinforces ideas about gender roles and sexuality.

Critic Maureen Corrigan recommends two books that you might want to give as holiday presents. First, a children's book called Emily, by Michael Bedard, about a young girl who meets Emily Dickinson. Second: The Open Door, a new paperback collection of writers writing about what made them love to read books when they were young.

Critic Maureen Corrigan reviews the novel Regeneration, about a British poet wounded in World War I who tries to make his anti-war views known. It's based on the life of poet Siegfried Sassoon.