(b. 1965– )
U.S. book critic and author
Dwight Garner
She [Katie Roiphe] is an excellent quoter, a gift I once saw referred to as “arranging other people’s flowers.”
“Defending the Unruly Realm,” New York Times, November 27, 2012.
Few books will I not reread sooner.
“A Murder Trial to Cover, Axes to Grind,” The New York Times, July 7, 2011.
One of the best neologisms to bubble up during the Internet era is “moasting,” a verb that combines the words moaning and boasting. Everyone moasts, sometimes, but media creatures on Twitter have perfected the form: “Racing from Washington for a Charlie Rose taping. What’s happened to the quiet car on the Acela?
Book review of Bernard-Henri and Michel Houellebecq’s Public Enemies, in “Throwing Mud and Calling It Beautiful,” The New York Times, January 11, 2011.
This is not your auntie’s self-help book. No muffled “I’m OK—You’re OK” tone here. The vibe is: I’m Superbad, bro, and I have dimples. You’re a mole person who, if you become an angel investor in my books, might someday touch the hem of my Speedo.
Review of Timothy Ferriss’s book The 4-Hour Body, “New! Improved! Shape Up Your Life!,” The New York Times, January 6, 2011.
A good book of letters beats an almost-good novel any day.
“Friends Who Didn’t Mince Words,” The New York Times, December 9, 2010.