From NYRB, a review of The Complete Letters of Henry James, 1855–1872; William James: In the Maelstrom of American Modernism by Robert D. Richardson; Henry James at Work by Theodora Bosanquet; and Henry James Goes to Paris by Peter Brooks. From American Heritage, an article on William Faulkner’s struggle for greatness. A review of Bernard Malamud: A Writer’s Life by Philip Davis. Giving up the ghost: Philip Roth puts his longtime alter ego, Nathan Zuckerman, out of his misery. Roth won't miss him—he's on to the next—but what about us? A guide to Philip Roth: With America’s finest living novelist set to land a knockout blow on his greatest creation, Nathan Zuckerman, here's a profile of literature’s reigning heavyweight champion. Christopher Hitchens reviews Exit Ghost by Philip Roth (and more).
