James Hamilton

A Quintessential New Yorker, And a Consummate Realist

Alexander Hamilton , by Ron Chernow. The Penguin Press, 818 pages, $35.  read more »

In Late Seascapes, Turner Encountered His Great Romance

It comes as something of a surprise to learn that the exhibition devoted to the English painter J.M.  read more »

Stan Pottinger Teaches Me How to Write a Thriller

The author Stanley Pottinger invited me to his book party at Elaine's on March 8, and as I was leavi  read more »