The Professor[Terry Castle is] the most expressive, most enlightening literary critic at large today. Susan Sontag From one of Americas most brilliant critics and cultural commentators, Terry Castle, comes The Professor and Other Writings: a collection of startling, gorgeously written autobiographical essays and a new, long form piece about the devastation and beauty of early love. James Wolcott, contributing writer to Vanity Fair, calls Terry Castle a Jedi knight

Introduction -- Daniel Jones

Thoroughly revised and updated for a new generation

Elmore Leonard’s classic tale of a kidnapping gone wrong…or terribly right

hidden wars

two impressionable students

Jim and John—who was dying from ALS—flew to Maryland

igniting a flurry of speculation and gossip among staff and guests alike

Now Rosie’s lucky to get a caveman grunt from the ex-soldier every time she walks in the door

Helpmates and Heroines: Meet the captivating characters—both famous and forgotten—whose compelling true stories

brilliant Fig

The result is an extraordinary tour de force

funny heroine