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June 2026
Posted 06.19.26: “It was easy to admire Harold Bloom. One of the most distinguished American literary critics, he always gave the impression of having read anything and everything by the great and the good. Over the course of a 60-year writing career, he produced a steady stream of books that showcased the scope of his reading and illustrated the merits of a range of novelists, poets, playwrights, and thinkers. The best of his books revolved around grandiose claims that were followed by cogent, convincing arguments.... A different, posthumous Bloom offering now sees the light of day. The Man Who Read Everything is a collection of Bloom's literary letters.... The contents are fascinating, for they allow us a valuable glimpse into how this true one-off worked, thought, and communicated with those whose writing he held in high esteem.”—Malcolm Forbes, Washington Examiner