Andrew Ladd Shares a snapshot of childhood in 1990s Scotland.
About Andrew Ladd
Andrew Ladd is the book reviews editor for the Ploughshares blog. His work has also appeared in Apalachee Review, Open Letters Monthly, Alternet, The Rumpus, PANK's "This Modern Writer" series, DRAFT Magazine and the Good Men Project. His unpublished novel, What Ends, is currently a semifinalist in the Amazon.com Breakthrough Novel Award.
Are We Just a Bunch of Wires?
March 18, 2012 By 6 Comments
A new book about neuroscience says humans are nothing more than the connections between our brain cells. How does that change what it means to be a good man?
Reading For All Mankind: Stop Arguing, Start Listening
February 14, 2012 By 12 Comments
A new book about knowledge in the Internet age reveals an important lesson about being a good man.
Reading for All Mankind: Is Gossip a Good Thing?
January 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
You’ll never guess what Andrew Ladd said about Joseph Epstein’s “Gossip.”
Reading for All Mankind: Good Men, Manga Style
December 12, 2011 By 1 Comment
A new series of biographies retells the lives of history’s great men—in comic book form.
Reading for All Mankind: Why a Decline in Violence Might Be a Bad Thing
November 15, 2011 By 13 Comments
Steven Pinker’s new book argues that our culture has become less violent. Andrew Ladd wonders what other evils that decline might hide.
The Many Faces of Pain
October 10, 2011 By 1 Comment
A new memoir by a trauma surgeon sheds light on the different ways we can all suffer.
Reading for All Mankind: Do ‘Good Men’ Think Too Much?
September 13, 2011 By 5 Comments
A light-hearted new book by Damon Young and Panama Jackson about dating that suggests the debate about being a good man has become too intellectual.
Reading For All Mankind: The Voodoo Wave
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Andrew Ladd reviews a new book about surfing, and wonders what it can teach us about being a good man.
Reading for All Mankind: How Should Good Men Treat the Planet?
August 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Sometimes living a ‘green’ lifestyle can seem difficult if not impossible. Andrew Ladd reviews three recent books that try to figure out why.
Reading For All Mankind: How Soccer Makes The World a Better Place
August 2, 2011 By 1 Comment
If you didn’t watch the Women’s World Cup final last month, you missed out on more than a great match. Andrew Ladd reviews three books that explain how soccer can save society.
How One Cuban-American Won the Pulitzer
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Prizewinning author Oscar Hijuelos talks to Andrew Ladd about his new memoir, growing up in Harlem, and men’s struggle for identity.
Unlikely Reasons to Have More Kids
July 2, 2011 By 1 Comment
Andrew Ladd reviews two new books with very different messages about child rearing.
Staying in the Lodge: Robert Lipsyte’s ‘An Accidental Sportswriter’
June 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Andrew Ladd reviews Robert Lipsyte’s An Accidental Sportswriter and considers the problem of homophobia in professional sports.
The BEK Interview: ‘Everything Is Going to Be Okay’
May 31, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Andrew Ladd interviews Bruce Eric Kaplan (better known to readers of “The New Yorker” as BEK), who has a new book out.
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“I spent years in confusion that led me to ask awkward even wholly inappropriate questions at the wrong moments…”
This is a comment by James on the post “What Happens When We Don’t Teach Our Boys About Sex”.