Nemesis and Covid-19
Recommended reading from Society Members Richard Sheehan and Jim Bloom on Roth's final novel and our current crisis: https://voxpopulisphere.com/2020/03/18/ben-martin-covid-19-and-philip-roths-nemesis/?fbclid=IwAR1eDtIhml6Q9ckuyQWQiDfxVICsQbtzZvoGAEYBJWJGuoroonbH8UMiNWM
Society Member Jacques Berlinerblau Reviews HBO's Plot for LitHub
Some good reading (and viewing) for our socially distanced times. Society member Jacques Berlinerblau has just published a review of The Plot Against America on LitHub. The Review can be found here: https://lithub.com/hbos-the-plot-against-america-betrays-philip-roth-with-excellent-results/?fbclid=IwAR15XL85py5nQoQowRBh0ElaW1wDChTGW2WJ1lsoRdsnp9p2sParwVB72-o
Philip Roth Studies 16.1 is Headed for Print
Philip Roth Studies 16.1 is headed to press and should be out soon. The special issue, entitled "Roth Remembered," is edited by Matthew Shipe and Andy Connolly and features a number of international Roth scholars as well as work by the acclaimed novelist Elisa Albert, who delivered one of the keynote addresses at last April's "Roth Remembered" conference. Thanks to everyone who contributed to the issue and we hope you enjoy it.
McGrath on Plot Adaptation in NYT
Charles McGrath, who delivered the keynote address at last April's "Roth Remembered" conference, has a piece in The New York Times on the David Simon's adaptation of The Plot Against America. The story can be found here: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/05/arts/television/plot-against-america-hbo-david-simon.html?searchResultPosition=1
