The Composted Books Review
T. Benjamin WhiteA high school English teacher of 10 years (now a gardener) writes about books. The literary newsletter formerly known as "The Curriculum."
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 30 | Founded | a year ago | Last Issue | 12 days ago |
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Life Imitates Art and Art Imitates Life of M
Rachel Cusk’s Life of M has a great elevator pitch: this book is a fictionalized – and likely unauthorized – biography of Natalie Portman. This isn’t exactly a traditional elevator pitch (or, for that matter, an accurate description of the...
This Russian Reimagining of Tolkien Should Have Been a Fantasy Classic
“The Apotheosis of War.” Vasily Vereshchagin, 1871.
I have to believe that the easiest book to pitch these days, and the hardest to write well, is the “modern reimagining of an old story from the perspective of a minor character and/or the...
The Best Novels Come Straight from their Author’s Weird Obsessions
About a year ago, I eagerly offered to be a judge on the inaugural Samuel Richardson Prize for best self-published literary novel. The competition was created and organized by , who very kindly welcomed me into the process at a time when th...
It's Pub Day for Land of Drought and Flood – Read a Sample Here
Today is the release date for my debut novel, Land of Drought and Flood. It is a political drama, crossed with a mythic adventure, set in Austin, Texas. That is (I’ll admit) a lot, but I think you’ll enjoy it. The book is now available for...
You’ve Never Read the Best Political Novel of the 2010s
“The Cat Fish (Silurus catus).” Mark Catesby. 1754
You’d be forgiven for thinking that our current age of American populism was inevitable, obvious to anyone giving the political landscape half their attention. Donald Trump and Bernie Sand...
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Writer based in Portland, OR. Part of the Texas diaspora. Author of LAND OF DROUGHT AND FLOOD, out August 2026 with Falling Marbles Press. Also on Bluesky @tbenjaminwhite
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