Peter Matthiessen Dies
With a new novel, In Paradise, (Penguin/Riverhead), set for release on Tuesday, Peter Matthiessen died at 86 on Saturday.
Both NPR and the New York Times magazine released profiles of Matthiessen just before the news broke.
Ron Charles, reviewing the new novel in the Washington Post writes, “Like the rest of Matthiessen’s vast body of work, In Paradise leads us into questions that define our most profound mysteries.”
The Los Angeles Times Book Critic, David Ulin, offers his picks of Matthiessen’s over 30 books, “five essential reads and why they matter.”